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About Gendagachh Village

Gendagachh is a large village in Chopra tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,803, made up of 1,453 males and 1,350 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 193.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gendagachh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gendagachh village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Chopra
Pincode 733207
Area (hectares) 193.44 hectares
Population 2,803
Male Population 1,453
Female Population 1,350
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gendagachh compares

By the 2011 count Gendagachh is the 31st largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,402 residents. Its 193.44 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 939.

Getting to Gendagachh

Gendagachh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gendagachh 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gendagachh from other places

Gendagachh lies about 78 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Dhumdangi, about 17 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 Gendagachh
Tehsil headquarters Chopra 17 km
Nearest railway station Dhumdangi 17 km
Nearest town Jalpāiguri 28 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 78 km

Villages closest to Gendagachh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gendagachh village had a population of 2,803. That makes it the 31st largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,402 residents.

Gendagachh village has 1,453 males and 1,350 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gendagachh has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 939.

The pincode recorded for Gendagachh is 733207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gendagachh covers 193.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gendagachh falls under Chopra tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gendagachh is Dhumdangi, about 17 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gendagachh.

Gendagachh is about 78 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gendagachh is in Chopra tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Chopra is about 17 km away. Dhumdangi is about 17 km away. Jalpāiguri is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Uttar Gorasahid (under 2 km), Baigargachh (2.1 km) and Teligachh (2.4 km).

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

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