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About Gangadharpur Village

Gangadharpur is one of the larger villages in Kakdwip tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,514, made up of 3,248 males and 3,266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 802.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743347, 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 Kakdwip
Pincode 743347
Area (hectares) 802.49 hectares
Population 6,514
Male Population 3,248
Female Population 3,266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangadharpur compares

By the 2011 count Gangadharpur is the 17th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 7,230 residents. Its 802.49 hectares work out to about 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Gangadharpur

Gangadharpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gangadharpur 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gangadharpur from other places

Gangadharpur lies about 37 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Ukilerhat, about 7.0 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 Ukilerhat 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kakdwip 11 km
Nearest town Haldia 30 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 37 km

Villages closest to Gangadharpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangadharpur village had a population of 6,514. That makes it the 17th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,230 residents.

Gangadharpur village has 3,248 males and 3,266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangadharpur has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Gangadharpur is 743347. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gangadharpur covers 802.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gangadharpur falls under Kakdwip tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gangadharpur is Ukilerhat, about 7.0 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gangadharpur.

Gangadharpur is about 37 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 Kakdwip tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Ukilerhat is about 7.0 km away. Kakdwip is about 11 km away. Haldia is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamanagar (3.0 km), Manmathapur (3.5 km) and Harendranagar (3.9 km).

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

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