About Ghatakpur Village

Ghatakpur is a large village in Magrahat I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,459, made up of 1,266 males and 1,193 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743332, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghatakpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghatakpur village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Magrahat I
Pincode	743332
Area (hectares)	174.93 hectares
Population	2,459
Male Population	1,266
Female Population	1,193
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghatakpur compares

By the 2011 count Ghatakpur is the 35th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents. Its 174.93 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Ghatakpur

Ghatakpur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghatakpur as Available within village. 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 Ghatakpur from other places

Ghatakpur lies about 11 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Deula, about 4.9 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 Ghatakpur
Nearest railway station	Deula	4.9 km
Nearest town	Diamond Harbour	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Magrahat I	11 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	11 km

Villages closest to Ghatakpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghatakpur village had a population of 2,459. That makes it the 35th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,613 residents.

Ghatakpur village has 1,266 males and 1,193 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghatakpur 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 953.

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

Ghatakpur covers 174.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghatakpur falls under Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ghatakpur is Deula, about 4.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Ghatakpur.

Ghatakpur is about 11 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.

Ghatakpur is in Magrahat I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Deula is about 4.9 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 11 km away. Magrahat I is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.