About Gaigaon Village

Gaigaon is a mid sized village in Karandighi tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 502, made up of 264 males and 238 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 902 females per 1000 males. The village covers 38.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaigaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaigaon village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Karandighi
Pincode	733215
Area (hectares)	38.45 hectares
Population	502
Male Population	264
Female Population	238
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	902
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 Gaigaon compares

By the 2011 count Gaigaon is the 177th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents. Its 38.45 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Gaigaon

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

Gaigaon lies about 25 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Telta, about 8.7 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 Gaigaon
Nearest railway station	Telta	8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karandighi	17 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	25 km
Nearest town	Kasba	25 km

Villages closest to Gaigaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaigaon village had a population of 502. That makes it the 177th largest of the 200 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,842 residents.

Gaigaon village has 264 males and 238 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaigaon has about 902 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Gaigaon is 733215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaigaon covers 38.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaigaon falls under Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gaigaon is Telta, about 8.7 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 Gaigaon.

Gaigaon is about 25 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaigaon is in Karandighi tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Telta is about 8.7 km away. Karandighi is about 17 km away. Uttar Dinajpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.