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About Garopara Village

Garopara is a mid sized village in Gossaigaon tehsil, in the district of Dhubri, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 829, made up of 440 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 132.66 hectares hectares.

Garopara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garopara village
Description Value
State Assam
District Dhubri
Tehsil Gossaigaon
Area (hectares) 132.66 hectares
Population 829
Male Population 440
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garopara compares

By the 2011 count Garopara is the 136th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 920 residents. Its 132.66 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Garopara

Garopara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garopara as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garopara from other places

Garopara lies about 38 km from Dhubri, and the nearest railway station is Srirampur Assam, about 7.8 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Garopara
Nearest railway station Srirampur Assam 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Gossaigaon 10 km
Nearest town Tufānganj 25 km
District headquarters Dhubri 38 km

Villages closest to Garopara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gossaigaon tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Garopara

As per the Census of India 2011, Garopara village had a population of 829. That makes it the 136th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 920 residents.

Garopara village has 440 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garopara has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 969.

Garopara covers 132.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garopara falls under Gossaigaon tehsil of Dhubri district in Assam.

The nearest railway station to Garopara is Srirampur Assam, about 7.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Garopara.

Garopara is about 38 km from Dhubri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garopara is in Gossaigaon tehsil of Dhubri district. Srirampur Assam is about 7.8 km away. Gossaigaon is about 10 km away. Tufānganj is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dingdinga (2.3 km), Karlingpur (2.6 km) and Lotamari (4.3 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Garopara today is likely to be higher.

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