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About Gatilaba Village

Gatilaba is a small village in Jhalda I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 206, made up of 102 males and 104 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gatilaba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gatilaba village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Jhalda I
Pincode 723202
Area (hectares) 228.24 hectares
Population 206
Male Population 102
Female Population 104
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gatilaba compares

By the 2011 count Gatilaba is the 115th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 982 residents. Its 228.24 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Gatilaba

Gatilaba is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gatilaba as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dumaria, Durgi, Durgu and Ganruburu Alias Brahmandi. 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 Gatilaba

As per the Census of India 2011, Gatilaba village had a population of 206. That makes it the 115th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 982 residents.

Gatilaba village has 102 males and 104 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gatilaba has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Gatilaba is 723202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gatilaba covers 228.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gatilaba falls under Jhalda I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gatilaba.

Gatilaba is in Jhalda I 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 Gatilaba today is likely to be higher.

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