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About Paschim Gabtala Village

Paschim Gabtala is a large village in Kultali tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,387, made up of 2,259 males and 2,128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 521.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Paschim Gabtala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Paschim Gabtala village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Kultali
Pincode 743338
Area (hectares) 521.49 hectares
Population 4,387
Male Population 2,259
Female Population 2,128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 942
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 Paschim Gabtala compares

By the 2011 count Paschim Gabtala is the 25th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,327 residents. Its 521.49 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Paschim Gabtala

Paschim Gabtala is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Paschim Gabtala 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 Paschim Gabtala from other places

Paschim Gabtala lies about 17 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Jaynagar Majilpur, 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 Paschim Gabtala
Nearest railway station Jaynagar Majilpur 16 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Kultali 24 km

Villages closest to Paschim Gabtala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kultali 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 Paschim Gabtala

As per the Census of India 2011, Paschim Gabtala village had a population of 4,387. That makes it the 25th largest of the 43 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,327 residents.

Paschim Gabtala village has 2,259 males and 2,128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Paschim Gabtala has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Paschim Gabtala is 743338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Paschim Gabtala covers 521.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Paschim Gabtala falls under Kultali tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Paschim Gabtala is Jaynagar Majilpur, 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 Paschim Gabtala.

Paschim Gabtala is about 17 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.

Paschim Gabtala is in Kultali tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 16 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 17 km away. Kultali is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Purba Gabtala (2.0 km), Mandalerlat (2.4 km) and Jamtala (4.3 km).

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

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