Gidhni

Gidhni
Village
Gidhni
Location in West Bengal, India
Gidhni
Gidhni (India)
Coordinates: 22°28′51.6″N 86°51′10.8″E / 22.481000°N 86.853000°E / 22.481000; 86.853000Coordinates: 22°28′51.6″N 86°51′10.8″E / 22.481000°N 86.853000°E / 22.481000; 86.853000
Country  India
State West Bengal
District Jhargram
Population (2011)
 • Total 1,935
Languages
 • Official Bengali, English
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN 721505 (Gidhni)
Telephone/STD code 03221
Lok Sabha constituency Jhargram
Vidhan Sabha constituency Binpur
Website paschimmedinipur.gov.in

Gidhni is a village in Jamboni CD Block in Jhargram subdivision of Jhargram district in the state of West Bengal, India. The headquarters of this CD Block are located here.

Demographics

As per 2011 Census of India Gidhni had a total population of 1,935 of which 997 (52%) were males and 938 (48%) were females. Population below 6 years was 203. The total number of literates in Gidhni was 1,337 (69.10% of the population over 6 years).[1]

CD Block HQ

The headquarters of Jamboni CD Block are located at Gidhni.[2]

Transport

Gidhni is a station on the Kharagpur-Tatanagar line of South Eastern Railway.[3]

SH 9 from Durgapur (in Paschim Bardhaman district) to Nayagram (in Jhargram district) passes through Gidhni.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "District Census Handbook: Paschim Medinipur" (PDF). Map of Paschim Medinipur with CD Block HQs and Police Stations (on the fifth page). Directorate of Census Operations, West Bengal, 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "58021 Kharagpur-Tatanagar Passenger". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.