About Ghatak Pukur Village

Ghatak Pukur is one of the larger villages in Bhangar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,048, made up of 2,559 males and 2,489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 173.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghatak Pukur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatak Pukur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Bhangar I
Pincode	743502
Area (hectares)	173.61 hectares
Population	5,048
Male Population	2,559
Female Population	2,489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	973
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghatak Pukur compares

By the 2011 count Ghatak Pukur is the 8th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents. Its 173.61 hectares work out to about 29 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 946.

Getting to Ghatak Pukur

Ghatak Pukur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghatak Pukur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ghatak Pukur from other places

Ghatak Pukur lies about 20 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kalyanpur, about 3.6 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 Ghatak Pukur
Nearest railway station	Kalyanpur	3.6 km
Nearest town	Baruipur	5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhangar I	20 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	20 km

Villages closest to Ghatak Pukur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhangar I 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 Ghatak Pukur

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatak Pukur village had a population of 5,048. That makes it the 8th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents.

Ghatak Pukur village has 2,559 males and 2,489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatak Pukur has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Ghatak Pukur is 743502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghatak Pukur covers 173.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Ghatak Pukur falls under Bhangar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ghatak Pukur is Kalyanpur, about 3.6 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 village for Ghatak Pukur.

Ghatak Pukur is about 20 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.

Ghatak Pukur is in Bhangar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kalyanpur is about 3.6 km away. Baruipur is about 5.8 km away. Bhangar I is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.