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About Chhota Gagangohalia Village

Chhota Gagangohalia is a mid sized village in Bishnupur II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,466, made up of 720 males and 746 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,036 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chhota Gagangohalia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chhota Gagangohalia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bishnupur II
Pincode 743503
Area (hectares) 65.56 hectares
Population 1,466
Male Population 720
Female Population 746
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,036
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Chhota Gagangohalia compares

By the 2011 count Chhota Gagangohalia is the 40th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents. Its 65.56 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Chhota Gagangohalia

Chhota Gagangohalia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Chhota Gagangohalia as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chhota Gagangohalia from other places

Chhota Gagangohalia lies about 30 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Joka, about 7.0 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 Chhota Gagangohalia
Nearest railway station Joka 7.0 km
Nearest town Maheshtala 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Bishnupur II 30 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 30 km

Villages closest to Chhota Gagangohalia

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 Chhota Gagangohalia

As per the Census of India 2011, Chhota Gagangohalia village had a population of 1,466. That makes it the 40th largest of the 52 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,673 residents.

Chhota Gagangohalia village has 720 males and 746 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chhota Gagangohalia has about 1036 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

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

Chhota Gagangohalia covers 65.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Chhota Gagangohalia is Joka, about 7.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Chhota Gagangohalia.

Chhota Gagangohalia is about 30 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.

Chhota Gagangohalia is in Bishnupur II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Joka is about 7.0 km away. Maheshtala is about 12 km away. Bishnupur II is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadambatala (under 2 km), Kanganbaria (under 2 km) and Bora Gagangohalia (1.7 km).

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

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