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About Gidighati Village

Gidighati is a mid sized village in Barabazar tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 920, made up of 480 males and 440 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 917 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gidighati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gidighati village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Barabazar
Pincode 723127
Area (hectares) 194.5 hectares
Population 920
Male Population 480
Female Population 440
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 917
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gidighati compares

By the 2011 count Gidighati is the 65th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 801 residents. Its 194.5 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Gidighati

Gidighati is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gidighati as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Fuljhor, Gabhurra, Garadih and Garasagma. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Gidighati

As per the Census of India 2011, Gidighati village had a population of 920. That makes it the 65th largest of the 195 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 801 residents.

Gidighati village has 480 males and 440 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gidighati has about 917 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Gidighati is 723127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gidighati covers 194.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gidighati falls under Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gidighati notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gidighati.

Gidighati is in Barabazar tehsil of Puruliya district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gidighati today is likely to be higher.

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