Gaighata, Salbani
Gaighata is a village located in the Salbani Subdivision of Medinipur West district of West Bengal. The village falls in Salbani block and comes under Bankibandh Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Medinipur parliament constituency and Medinipur assembly constituency.
As on January 2025, the current population of Gaighata is 832 out of which 429 are males and rest 403 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 939 females per 1000 males. There are around 64 teenagers in Gaighata. It has literacy rate of 78% which means around 652 persons can read and write. Total 147 people belonging to scheduled caste and 125 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 195 households in Gaighata, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 318. The pincode of Gaighata is 721147 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Shalboni Sub Post office
- Routara Branch Post office
- Saidpur Branch Post office
- Shalboni Raghunathpur Branch Post office
- Shyamchandpur Branch Post office
Schools
Gaighata has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Shyamchandpur Sitaram Jew Vidyamandir (High School)
- Salboni Nichu Manjuri Girls High School U. Primary
- Salboni High School U. Primary
- Khandibandh Kokilmoni High School (High School)
- Khasla Indumati High School U. Primary
Hospitals
Gaighata has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Dakhinsole Sub-Center
- Shymchandpur Sub-Center
- Satsole Sub-Center
- Hatimari Sub-Center
- Sarasbedia Sub-Center
Banks
Gaighata has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.