About Gilarchat Village

Gilarchat is one of the larger villages in Mathurapur II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 25,897, made up of 13,342 males and 12,555 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1669.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743354, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gilarchat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gilarchat village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Mathurapur II
Pincode	743354
Area (hectares)	1669.36 hectares
Population	25,897
Male Population	13,342
Female Population	12,555
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	941
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gilarchat compares

By the 2011 count Gilarchat is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 8,179 residents. Its 1669.36 hectares work out to about 16 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 943.

Getting to Gilarchat

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

Gilarchat lies about 10 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Mathurapur Road, about 8.9 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 Gilarchat
Nearest railway station	Mathurapur Road	8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mathurapur II	10 km
District headquarters	South Twenty Four Parganas	10 km
Nearest town	Jaynagar Majilpur	11 km

Villages closest to Gilarchat

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Mathurapur II 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 Gilarchat

As per the Census of India 2011, Gilarchat village had a population of 25,897. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 8,179 residents.

Gilarchat village has 13,342 males and 12,555 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gilarchat has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Gilarchat is 743354. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gilarchat covers 1669.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gilarchat falls under Mathurapur II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gilarchat is Mathurapur Road, about 8.9 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 Gilarchat.

Gilarchat is about 10 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.

Gilarchat is in Mathurapur II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Mathurapur Road is about 8.9 km away. Mathurapur II is about 10 km away. South Twenty Four Parganas is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.