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About Gagnabad Village

Gagnabad is a large village in Kashipur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,628, made up of 1,390 males and 1,238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 553.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gagnabad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gagnabad village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Kashipur
Pincode 723121
Area (hectares) 553.61 hectares
Population 2,628
Male Population 1,390
Female Population 1,238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 891
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gagnabad compares

By the 2011 count Gagnabad is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 885 residents. Its 553.61 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

Getting to Gagnabad

Gagnabad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gagnabad as Available within 10+ 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhopahari, Dhulapahari, Duarimahul and Duliabar. 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 Gagnabad

As per the Census of India 2011, Gagnabad village had a population of 2,628. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 885 residents.

Gagnabad village has 1,390 males and 1,238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gagnabad has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 972.

The pincode recorded for Gagnabad is 723121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gagnabad covers 553.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gagnabad falls under Kashipur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gagnabad notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gagnabad.

Gagnabad is in Kashipur 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 Gagnabad today is likely to be higher.

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