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About Gaja Village

Gaja is a large village in Budge Budge II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,924, made up of 1,987 males and 1,937 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaja Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaja village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Budge Budge II
Pincode 743318
Area (hectares) 189.51 hectares
Population 3,924
Male Population 1,987
Female Population 1,937
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
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 Gaja compares

By the 2011 count Gaja is the 7th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents. Its 189.51 hectares work out to about 21 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 959.

Getting to Gaja

Gaja is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gaja 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. The nearest villages by name are Dakshin Santoshpur, Deuli, Dhanchebaria and Dongaria. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gaja

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaja village had a population of 3,924. That makes it the 7th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,217 residents.

Gaja village has 1,987 males and 1,937 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaja has about 975 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Gaja is 743318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaja covers 189.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gaja falls under Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gaja notes the nearest railway station 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 Gaja.

Gaja is in Budge Budge II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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