Block / Subdivision → Budge Budge Ii
District → South Twenty Four Parganas
State → West Bengal
According to Census 2011 information the location code or village code of Gaja village is 333355. Gaja village is located in Budge Budge Ii subdivision of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal, India. It is situated 5.5km away from sub-district headquarter Dongaria (tehsildar office) and 33.5km away from district headquarter Alipore. As per 2009 stats, Gaja Poyali is the gram panchayat of Gaja village.
The total geographical area of village is 189.51 hectares. Gaja has a total population of 3,924 peoples, out of which male population is 1,987 while female population is 1,937. This results in a sex ratio of approximately 974 females for every 1,000 males. Literacy rate of gaja village is 66.90% out of which 70.21% males and 63.50% females are literate. There are about 896 houses in gaja village. Pincode of gaja village locality is 743318.
When it comes to administration, Gaja village is governed by a Sarpanch, who is an elected representative (Head of Village) chosen through local elections, as per the Constitution of India and the Panchayati Raj Act. As per 2019 stats, Gaja village comes under Satgachhia Vidhan Sabha constituency & Diamond Harbour Lok Sabha constituency. Dakshin Raipur is nearest town to gaja village for all major economic activities, which is approximately 10km away.
| Particulars | Total | Male | Female |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total Population | 3,924 | 1,987 | 1,937 |
| Literate Population | 2,625 | 1,395 | 1,230 |
| Illiterate Population | 1,299 | 592 | 707 |
| Gaja - Village Overview | |
| Gram Panchayat : | Gaja Poyali |
| Block / Subdivision : | Budge Budge Ii |
| District : | South Twenty Four Parganas |
| State : | West Bengal |
| Pincode : | 743318 |
| Area : | 189.51 hectares |
| Sex Ratio (2011): | 974 |
| Population (2011): | 3,924 |
| Households : | 896 |
| Assembly Constituency : | Satgachhia |
| Parliament Constituency : | Diamond Harbour |
| Nearest Town : | Dakshin Raipur (10 km) |
| Villages in Gaja Poyali Gram Panchayat | |
| Banagram | Baratala |
| Gaja | Paita |
| Poali | |
| Related Pages |
| List of Villages in Budge Budge Ii |
| List of Subdivisions in South Twenty Four Parganas |
| List of Districts in West Bengal |
* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.