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About Ghikhali Village

Ghikhali is a large village in Canning II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,677, made up of 1,346 males and 1,331 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghikhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghikhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Canning II
Pincode 743502
Area (hectares) 264.4 hectares
Population 2,677
Male Population 1,346
Female Population 1,331
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghikhali compares

By the 2011 count Ghikhali is the 29th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,956 residents. Its 264.4 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Ghikhali

Ghikhali is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghikhali as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Daharani, Deuli, Gabbuni and Ganga Cheri. 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 Ghikhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghikhali village had a population of 2,677. That makes it the 29th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,956 residents.

Ghikhali village has 1,346 males and 1,331 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghikhali has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 960.

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

Ghikhali covers 264.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghikhali falls under Canning II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The census record for Ghikhali notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ghikhali.

Ghikhali is in Canning 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 Ghikhali today is likely to be higher.

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