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About Gazipur Village

Gazipur is a large village in Bishnupur II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,750, made up of 1,886 males and 1,864 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gazipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gazipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bishnupur II
Pincode 743503
Area (hectares) 127.3 hectares
Population 3,750
Male Population 1,886
Female Population 1,864
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gazipur compares

By the 2011 count Gazipur is the 12th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents. Its 127.3 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, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Gazipur

Gazipur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gazipur 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 Gazipur from other places

Gazipur lies about 22 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Basuldanga, about 9.0 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 Gazipur
Nearest railway station Basuldanga 9.0 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishnupur II 22 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 22 km

Villages closest to Gazipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bishnupur II 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 Gazipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gazipur village had a population of 3,750. That makes it the 12th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents.

Gazipur village has 1,886 males and 1,864 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gazipur has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Gazipur is 743503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gazipur covers 127.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 29 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gazipur falls under Bishnupur II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gazipur is Basuldanga, about 9.0 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 Gazipur.

Gazipur is about 22 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.

Gazipur is in Bishnupur II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basuldanga is about 9.0 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 11 km away. Bishnupur II is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Golbari Kalicharanpur (5.5 km), Abhirampur (6.0 km) and Ghora Hatamukandapur (6.2 km).

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

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