Gaighata Subdivision - North 24 Parganas, West Bengal

Gaighata is an administrative subdivision in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and forms part of the district's rural administration. The nearest railway station is situated at Palpara, while the nearest airport is Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 37.5 km.

According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the subdivision was 255 km², including 237.81 km² of rural area and 17.04 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 952 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Gaighata Subdivision

Gaighata Subdivision has a total of 107 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Subdivision, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.	Village Name	Category	Gram Panchayat
1	Amankandia	Rural	Dharmapur-Ii
2	Ambaula	Rural	Dharmapur-I
3	Amkola	Rural	Ichapur-I
4	Angrail	Rural	Jhaudanga
5	Bagchara	Rural	Fulsara
6	Baghna	Rural	Jaleswar-I
7	Bagoan	Rural	Duma
8	Baikara	Rural	Fulsara
9	Banglani	Rural	Jaleswar-Ii
10	Bara (Ct)	Rural	Ichapur-Ii
11	Barasat	Rural	Sutia
12	Barasehana	Rural	Duma
13	Barnagaria	Rural	Jhaudanga
14	Bayasa	Rural	Ichapur-I
15	Bhaduria	Rural	Shimulpur
16	Bharadanga	Rural	Sutia
17	Bishnupur	Rural	Sutia
18	Byasati	Rural	Duma
19	Chakjhaudanga	Rural	Ramnagar
20	Chandigar	Rural	Jaleswar-I
21	Chandpara (Ct)	Rural	Chandpara
22	Charuigachhi	Rural	Dharmapur-I
23	Chaugachha	Rural	Fulsara
24	Chhekati (Ct)	Rural	Duma
25	Chhota Sehana	Rural	Duma
26	Chikanpara (Ct)	Rural	Ichapur-Ii
27	Deopuli	Rural	Duma
28	Dhakuria (Ct)	Rural	Chandpara
29	Dhankuni	Rural	Duma
30	Dharmpur	Rural	Dharmapur-I
31	Diangamanik	Rural	Duma
32	Digha	Rural	Duma
33	Dogachhia	Rural	Chandpara
34	Duma	Rural	Duma
35	Faridkati	Rural	Sutia
36	Gadadharpur	Rural	Jhaudanga
37	Gaighata	Rural	Ichapur-I
38	Ganti	Rural	Ichapur-Ii
39	Garibpur	Rural	Ichapur-I
40	Garjala	Rural	Ramnagar
41	Gazipur	Rural	Jaleswar-Ii
42	Gazna	Rural	Sutia
43	Ghonja	Rural	Jaleswar-Ii
44	Goal Bathan	Rural	Jhaudanga
45	Gopal Baliadanga	Rural	Dharmapur-Ii
46	Gopalpur	Rural	Dharmapur-I
47	Gutri	Rural	Ichapur-Ii
48	Hanspur	Rural	Dharmapur-Ii
49	Harpara	Rural	Dharmapur-Ii
50	Hudasimulpur	Rural	Ichapur-Ii
51	Ichhapur	Rural	Ichapur-I
52	Jadabpur	Rural	Sutia
53	Jaleshwar	Rural	Jaleswar-I
54	Jamdani	Rural	Ichapur-Ii
55	Jaytara	Rural	Dharmapur-Ii
56	Jhaudanga	Rural	Jhaudanga
57	Jhikra	Rural	Duma
58	Kahankia	Rural	Jhaudanga
59	Kaipukharia	Rural	Duma
60	Kalanchi	Rural	Ramnagar
61	Kamia	Rural	Ichapur-I
62	Karola	Rural	Ichapur-Ii
63	Katakhali	Rural	Fulsara
64	Kaya	Rural	Ichapur-Ii
65	Kulghuti	Rural	Dharmapur-Ii
66	Madhusudankati	Rural	Sutia
67	Mahishakati	Rural	Shimulpur
68	Malayapur	Rural	Duma
69	Manikhira	Rural	Shimulpur
70	Maraldanga	Rural	Dharmapur-Ii
71	Matikomra	Rural	Ichapur-I
72	Mayna	Rural	Dharmapur-Ii
73	Mondalpara	Rural	Chandpara
74	Naigachhi	Rural	Dharmapur-I
75	Nalkura	Rural	Dharmapur-I
76	Narikela	Rural	Jaleswar-I
77	Natgram	Rural	Dharmapur-I
78	Nera Gazipur	Rural	Jaleswar-Ii
79	Noradaha	Rural	Jhaudanga
80	Panchpota	Rural	Sutia
81	Panshila	Rural	Ichapur-Ii
82	Patabuka	Rural	Dharmapur-I
83	Phulsara	Rural	Fulsara
84	Pipli	Rural	Ramnagar
85	Purandarpur	Rural	Ramnagar
86	Raghunandanpur	Rural	Ramnagar
87	Rajapur	Rural	Fulsara
88	Ramchandrapur	Rural	Shimulpur
89	Ramnagar	Rural	Ramnagar
90	Rampur	Rural	Jaleswar-Ii
91	Saruipur	Rural	Duma
92	Sergar	Rural	Jaleswar-Ii
93	Shashadanga	Rural	Ramnagar
94	Shimulia	Rural	Dharmapur-Ii
95	Shimulpur (Ct)	Rural	Shimulpur
96	Shripur	Rural	Dharmapur-Ii
97	Shutia	Rural	Sutia
98	Shyampur Shripur	Rural	Ichapur-I
99	Simuliapara	Rural	Chandpara
100	Singjol	Rural	Shimulpur
101	Sonatikiri (Ct)	Rural	Chandpara
102	Sonatikri	Rural	Jaleswar-Ii
103	Subidpur	Rural	Ramnagar
104	Tegharia	Rural	Sutia
105	Tengra	Rural	Jaleswar-Ii
106	Tentulbaria	Rural	Ramnagar
107	Tili	Rural	Duma

Population of Gaighata Subdivision

According to the 2011 Census, Gaighata Subdivision had a total population of 3,30,287 people living in 79,503 households. The population comprised 1,69,216 males and 1,61,071 females, with an average population density of 1,296 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Total Population	3,30,287	2,65,526	64,761
Male Population	1,69,216	1,36,500	32,716
Female Population	1,61,071	1,29,026	32,045
Total Households	79,503	63,779	15,724
Population Density	1,296 / km²	1,117 / km²	3,801 / km²

Gaighata Subdivision had 2,47,838 literate people and 29,228 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 1,62,281 and 5,797 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

Category	Total	Rural	Urban
Child Population (Age 0–6)	29,228	23,793	5,435
Literate Population	2,47,838	1,96,744	51,094
Illiterate Population	82,449	68,782	13,667
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population	1,62,281	1,22,916	39,365
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population	5,797	5,517	280

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.

Subdivision Overview
Subdivision (Hindi)	Gaighata (गायघाटा)
District	North 24 Parganas
State / UT	West Bengal
Railway Station	Palpara
Total Area	255 km²
Sex Ratio (2011)	952
Total Population (2011)	3,30,287
Density	1,296/km²
Total Villages	107

Nearby Subdivisions in North 24 Parganas
Amdanga	Bagda
Barasat - I	Barasat - II
Barrackpur - I	Barrackpur - II
Bongaon	Habra - I
Habra - II	Swarupnagar