About Gadkhali Village

Gadkhali is a large village in Basanti tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,685, made up of 2,395 males and 2,290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 552.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gadkhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gadkhali village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Basanti
Pincode	743312
Area (hectares)	552.09 hectares
Population	4,685
Male Population	2,395
Female Population	2,290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gadkhali compares

By the 2011 count Gadkhali is the 29th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents. Its 552.09 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Gadkhali

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

How far is Gadkhali from other places

Gadkhali lies about 39 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Canning, about 20 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 Gadkhali
Tehsil headquarters	Basanti	8.3 km
Nearest railway station	Canning	20 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	39 km

Villages closest to Gadkhali

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

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Common questions about Gadkhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Gadkhali village had a population of 4,685. That makes it the 29th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,158 residents.

Gadkhali village has 2,395 males and 2,290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gadkhali has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Gadkhali is 743312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gadkhali covers 552.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gadkhali falls under Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gadkhali is Canning, about 20 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Gadkhali is about 39 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.

Gadkhali is in Basanti tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basanti is about 8.3 km away. Canning is about 20 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.