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About Gangaduara Village

Gangaduara is a mid sized village in Baruipur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,801, made up of 940 males and 861 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 102.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743372, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangaduara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangaduara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baruipur
Pincode 743372
Area (hectares) 102.9 hectares
Population 1,801
Male Population 940
Female Population 861
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 916
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gangaduara compares

By the 2011 count Gangaduara is the 65th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 102.9 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Gangaduara

The census records public bus service for Gangaduara 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gangaduara from other places

Gangaduara lies about 13 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Gocharan, about 1.9 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gangaduara
Nearest railway station Gocharan 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Baruipur 9.7 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 13 km

Villages closest to Gangaduara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Baruipur tehsil.

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 Gangaduara

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangaduara village had a population of 1,801. That makes it the 65th largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Gangaduara village has 940 males and 861 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangaduara has about 916 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Gangaduara is 743372. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangaduara covers 102.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gangaduara falls under Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gangaduara is Gocharan, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Gangaduara.

Gangaduara is about 13 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gangaduara is in Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gocharan is about 1.9 km away. Baruipur is about 9.7 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keshabpur (under 2 km), Rajgara (under 2 km) and Nor (under 2 km).

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

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