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About Gatlu Village

Gatlu is a mid sized village in Itahar tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 974, made up of 504 males and 470 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 141.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gatlu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gatlu village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Itahar
Pincode 733128
Area (hectares) 141.43 hectares
Population 974
Male Population 504
Female Population 470
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
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 Gatlu compares

By the 2011 count Gatlu is the 112th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 141.43 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Gatlu

Gatlu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gatlu 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhulahar, Digna, Durgapur and Fatepur Shyampur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gatlu

As per the Census of India 2011, Gatlu village had a population of 974. That makes it the 112th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Gatlu village has 504 males and 470 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gatlu has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Gatlu is 733128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gatlu covers 141.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gatlu falls under Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gatlu notes the nearest railway station 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 Gatlu.

Gatlu is in Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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