About Gandal Village

Gandal is a large village in Goalpokhar II tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,509, made up of 1,300 males and 1,209 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandal village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Goalpokhar II
Pincode	733208
Area (hectares)	238.36 hectares
Population	2,509
Male Population	1,300
Female Population	1,209
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	930
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandal compares

By the 2011 count Gandal is the 28th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents. Its 238.36 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Gandal

Gandal is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gandal as Available within 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 Gandal from other places

Gandal lies about 5.1 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Kanki, about 9.3 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 Gandal
Tehsil headquarters	Goalpokhar II	5.1 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	5.1 km
Nearest railway station	Kanki	9.3 km
Nearest town	Kishanganj	16 km

Villages closest to Gandal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandal village had a population of 2,509. That makes it the 28th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,723 residents.

Gandal village has 1,300 males and 1,209 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandal has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Gandal is 733208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandal covers 238.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gandal falls under Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gandal is Kanki, about 9.3 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gandal.

Gandal is about 5.1 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandal is in Goalpokhar II tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Goalpokhar II is about 5.1 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 5.1 km away. Kanki is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.