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About Gazirhat Village

Gazirhat 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 914, made up of 461 males and 453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 48.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743610, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gazirhat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gazirhat village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Baruipur
Pincode 743610
Area (hectares) 48.18 hectares
Population 914
Male Population 461
Female Population 453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gazirhat compares

By the 2011 count Gazirhat is the 103rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents. Its 48.18 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Gazirhat

Gazirhat is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gazirhat as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gazirhat from other places

Gazirhat lies about 15 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Dhapdhapi, about 3.4 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 Gazirhat
Nearest railway station Dhapdhapi 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Baruipur 7.3 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 15 km

Villages closest to Gazirhat

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 Gazirhat

As per the Census of India 2011, Gazirhat village had a population of 914. That makes it the 103rd largest of the 122 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,589 residents.

Gazirhat village has 461 males and 453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gazirhat has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Gazirhat is 743610. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gazirhat covers 48.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Gazirhat is Dhapdhapi, about 3.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Gazirhat is about 15 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.

Gazirhat is in Baruipur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Dhapdhapi is about 3.4 km away. Baruipur is about 7.3 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sankarpur (under 2 km), Dadpur (under 2 km) and Khanpur (under 2 km).

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

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