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Gede

Krishnaganj mandal
Pincode 741503
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Temples near Gede

  • Rudreshwar temple · 3.1 km

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Gede is a village in Krishnaganj mandal, Nadia district, West Bengal, with a population of 5,396 across 1,267 households and a literacy rate of 67.8%. The village has access to three railway stations and is situated at 23.486°N, 88.783°E with PIN 741503.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BISWAJIT HALDER
Contact: 84****3345
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LGD code
321820
Pincode
741503
Post office
Banpur (Nadia)
Population
5,396
Households
1,267
Literacy rate
67.8%
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,865
Distance to district centre
33 km
Distance to mandal centre
28 km
Distance to Kolkata
110 km
Distance to Hyderabad
1269 km
Nearest railway station
Gede · <1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Krishnaganj Rural Hospital · 12 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Gede compares

By population, Gede ranks #7 of 54 villages in Krishnaganj mandal.

Literacy rate
%
67.8%
+2.2% vs mandal average
Gede
67.8%
Krishnaganj mandal
65.6%
Nadia district
67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
893
−48 vs mandal average
Gede
893
Krishnaganj mandal
941
Household size
people per home
4.3
Same as the mandal average
Gede
4.3
Krishnaganj mandal
4.3

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Gede at a glance

Gede is a village of 5,396 people in 1,267 households (Census 2011) in Krishnaganj block, Nadia district, West Bengal, the 7th-largest of 54 villages in Krishnaganj block. Literacy is 68%, 2 points above the block average of 66% and the sex ratio is 893 women per 1,000 men. It lies 33 km from the Nadia district centre, 10 km from Majhdia, the nearest town, under 1 km from Gede railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 741503, served by Banpur (Nadia) post office; the LGD village code is 321820. The nearest hospital or health centre is Krishnaganj Rural Hospital, 12 km away. The sarpanch is BISWAJIT HALDER, and the village votes in Ranaghat Uttar Purba assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ashim Biswas. The population is estimated at 6,036 in 2026, up 12% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Maitiary Banpur

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Gede · this village5,39668%
Malighata · Krishnaganj32671%5.4 km SW
Gobindapur · Domkal2,11863%5.7 km W
Khal Boalia · Krishnaganj1,70058%6.5 km W
Maghdia · Krishnaganj2,49363%7.8 km W
Putikhali · Krishnaganj1,91965%9.2 km S
Ghuguragachhi · Krishnaganj1,87766%8.7 km W
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gede

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
23
Power hours (winter)
20
Primary school
3
Middle school
2
Secondary school
1
Senior secondary
1
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
Yes
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
Yes
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
Yes
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
No
All-weather road
Yes
Total area (ha)
696
Irrigated area (ha)
157
Forest area (ha)
2

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Gede

LGD code
321820
Pincode
741503
Post office
Banpur (Nadia)
Population (Census 2011)
5,396
Population (projected 2026)
6,036
Households
1,267
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
893
Literacy rate
67.8%
Coordinates
23.48620°N, 88.78316°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Ranaghat
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Ranaghat Uttar Purba
Member of Parliament
Jagannath Sarkar
Member of Legislative Assembly
Ashim Biswas
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
BISWAJIT HALDER
Block / Mandal
Krishnaganj
Nearest railway station
Gede (0.7 km)
Getting there

How to reach Gede

Mandal centre
Krishnaganj · ≈ 28 km
≈ 58 min by car · 1 h 9 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Nadia · ≈ 33 km
≈ 1 h 9 min by car · 1 h 22 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,995 people
Majhdia · ≈ 10 km
≈ 21 min by car · 25 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Kolkata110 kmcapital
  • Hyderabad1269 km
  • Delhi1288 km
  • Chennai1464 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationGede<1 km
  • Hospital / PHCKrishnaganj Rural Hospital12 km
  • ATM / bankAxis Bank31 km
  • Petrol pumpSri Vishnu Oil39 km
  • CollegeKrishnagar Government College31 km
  • Police stationOffice Of The Superintendent Of Police, Nadia32 km
Nearest to the village
Railway station
Gedeunder 1 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Gede

1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

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Villages near Gede

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-13
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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