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About Gazipur Village

Gazipur is a mid sized village in Falta tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,250, made up of 643 males and 607 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 944 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743513, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gazipur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gazipur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Falta
Pincode 743513
Area (hectares) 63.93 hectares
Population 1,250
Male Population 643
Female Population 607
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 944
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 Gazipur compares

By the 2011 count Gazipur is the 73rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents. Its 63.93 hectares work out to about 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Gazipur

Gazipur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gazipur 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 Gazipur from other places

Gazipur lies about 41 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Uluberia, about 9.3 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 Gazipur
Nearest railway station Uluberia 9.3 km
Nearest town Uluberiya 9.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Falta 10 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 41 km

Villages closest to Gazipur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Falta 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 Gazipur

As per the Census of India 2011, Gazipur village had a population of 1,250. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,753 residents.

Gazipur village has 643 males and 607 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gazipur has about 944 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 Gazipur is 743513. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gazipur covers 63.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 20 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gazipur falls under Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gazipur is Uluberia, about 9.3 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 Gazipur.

Gazipur is about 41 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.

Gazipur is in Falta tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Uluberia is about 9.3 km away. Uluberiya is about 9.7 km away. Falta is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Baidya Khali (4.0 km), Padmapur (5.1 km) and Pakur Tala (5.1 km).

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

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