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About Gatura Village

Gatura 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 759, made up of 391 males and 368 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gatura Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gatura village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Diamond Harbour I
Pincode 743332
Area (hectares) 159.45 hectares
Population 759
Male Population 391
Female Population 368
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gatura compares

By the 2011 count Gatura is the 56th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents. Its 159.45 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Gatura

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

How far is Gatura from other places

Gatura lies about 19 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Basuldanga, about 3.5 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 Gatura
Nearest railway station Basuldanga 3.5 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Diamond Harbour I 19 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 19 km

Villages closest to Gatura

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.

Common questions about Gatura

As per the Census of India 2011, Gatura village had a population of 759. That makes it the 56th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,017 residents.

Gatura village has 391 males and 368 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gatura has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Gatura is 743332. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gatura covers 159.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gatura is Basuldanga, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Gatura.

Gatura 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.

Gatura is in Diamond Harbour I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Basuldanga is about 3.5 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 6.5 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.

The closest recorded villages are Panch Gansingber (under 2 km), Bendal (under 2 km) and Lakshmipur (under 2 km).

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

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