Gidhni

Gidhni
Gidhni
	Village
	Gidhni Location in West Bengal, India Gidhni Gidhni (India)
	Coordinates: 22°28′51.6″N 86°51′10.8″E
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. This place is also known for Sri Sri Thakur AnukulChandra Ashram. Recently Durga Puja is also celebrated in a large way by two clubs Gidhni Sporting Club(GSC) and Gidhni Purbasa. Although Bengali is the official and most spoken language but there are many other languages like Kurmi, Santali, jharkhandi.

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 the last station of West Bengal 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]

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References

"2011 Census – Primary Census Abstract Data Tables". West Bengal – District-wise. Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
"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.
"58021 Kharagpur-Tatanagar Passenger". Time Table. indiarailinfo. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
"List of State Highways in West Bengal". West Bengal Traffic Police. Retrieved 23 August 2016.

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[census3-2011-1] "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.