About Garhbengal Village

Garhbengal is a mid sized village in Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,725, made up of 839 males and 886 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 676.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garhbengal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhbengal village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Narayanpur
Tehsil	Narayanpur
Pincode	494661
Area (hectares)	676.33 hectares
Population	1,725
Male Population	839
Female Population	886
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,056
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garhbengal compares

By the 2011 count Garhbengal is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 478 residents. Its 676.33 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Garhbengal

Garhbengal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Garhbengal as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Garhbengal from other places

Garhbengal lies about 3.5 km from Narayanpur, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 45 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 Garhbengal
Tehsil headquarters	Narayanpur	3.5 km
Nearest town	Nārāinpur	3.5 km
Nearest railway station	Antagarh	45 km

Villages closest to Garhbengal

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

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Common questions about Garhbengal

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhbengal village had a population of 1,725. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 478 residents.

Garhbengal village has 839 males and 886 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhbengal has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1025.

The pincode recorded for Garhbengal is 494661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garhbengal covers 676.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garhbengal falls under Narayanpur tehsil of Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Garhbengal is Antagarh, about 45 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Garhbengal.

Garhbengal is about 3.5 km from Narayanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhbengal is in Narayanpur tehsil of Narayanpur district. Narayanpur is about 3.5 km away. Nārāinpur is about 3.5 km away. Antagarh is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.