About Gaisal Village

Gaisal is one of the larger villages in Islampur tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,954, made up of 3,066 males and 2,888 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 626.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733213, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaisal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaisal village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil	Islampur
Pincode	733213
Area (hectares)	626.05 hectares
Population	5,954
Male Population	3,066
Female Population	2,888
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Gaisal compares

By the 2011 count Gaisal is the 14th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents. Its 626.05 hectares work out to about 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Gaisal

Gaisal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gaisal 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gaisal from other places

Gaisal lies about 33 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Gaisal, about under 2 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 Gaisal
Nearest railway station	Gaisal	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Islampur	13 km
Nearest town	Islāmpur	13 km
District headquarters	Uttar Dinajpur	33 km

Villages closest to Gaisal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaisal village had a population of 5,954. That makes it the 14th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,055 residents.

Gaisal village has 3,066 males and 2,888 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaisal has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Gaisal is 733213. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaisal covers 626.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaisal falls under Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gaisal is Gaisal, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gaisal.

Gaisal is about 33 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaisal is in Islampur tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Gaisal is about under 2 km away. Islampur is about 13 km away. Islāmpur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.