About Gangadharpur Village

Gangadharpur is a mid sized village in Diamond Harbour I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 888, made up of 454 males and 434 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743368, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangadharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangadharpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Diamond Harbour I
Pincode	743368
Area (hectares)	63.42 hectares
Population	888
Male Population	454
Female Population	434
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangadharpur compares

By the 2011 count Gangadharpur is the 53rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents. Its 63.42 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Gangadharpur

Gangadharpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gangadharpur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Gangadharpur from other places

Gangadharpur lies about 19 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Baharu, about 16 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 Gangadharpur
Nearest railway station	Baharu	16 km
Nearest town	Jaynagar Majilpur	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Diamond Harbour I	19 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	19 km

Villages closest to Gangadharpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Diamond Harbour 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 Gangadharpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangadharpur village had a population of 888. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents.

Gangadharpur village has 454 males and 434 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangadharpur has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Gangadharpur is 743368. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangadharpur covers 63.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangadharpur falls under Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gangadharpur is Baharu, about 16 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gangadharpur.

Gangadharpur is about 19 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.

Gangadharpur is in Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Baharu is about 16 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 17 km away. Diamond Harbour I is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.