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About Ghateshwar Village

Ghateshwar is a large village in Mandirbazar tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,430, made up of 1,273 males and 1,157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 909 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.11 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743336, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghateshwar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghateshwar village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Mandirbazar
Pincode 743336
Area (hectares) 172.11 hectares
Population 2,430
Male Population 1,273
Female Population 1,157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 909
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Ghateshwar compares

By the 2011 count Ghateshwar is the 25th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents. Its 172.11 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Ghateshwar

The census records public bus service for Ghateshwar 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ghateshwar from other places

Ghateshwar lies about 12 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Lakshmikantapur, 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 Ghateshwar
Nearest railway station Lakshmikantapur 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Mandirbazar 12 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 12 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 14 km

Villages closest to Ghateshwar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghateshwar village had a population of 2,430. That makes it the 25th largest of the 108 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,653 residents.

Ghateshwar village has 1,273 males and 1,157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghateshwar has about 909 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Ghateshwar is 743336. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghateshwar covers 172.11 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghateshwar falls under Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Ghateshwar is Lakshmikantapur, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ghateshwar.

Ghateshwar is about 12 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.

Ghateshwar is in Mandirbazar tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Lakshmikantapur is about 3.5 km away. Mandirbazar is about 12 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Singheshwar (under 2 km), Gopalpur (under 2 km) and Inatpur (1.6 km).

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

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