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About Geriakola Village

Geriakola is a mid sized village in Indpur tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 522, made up of 265 males and 257 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 186.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722136, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Geriakola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Geriakola village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Indpur
Pincode 722136
Area (hectares) 186.05 hectares
Population 522
Male Population 265
Female Population 257
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Geriakola compares

By the 2011 count Geriakola is the 113th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 798 residents. Its 186.05 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Geriakola

Geriakola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Geriakola as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gabrasol, Gandlugara, Gangpur and Garduara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Geriakola

As per the Census of India 2011, Geriakola village had a population of 522. That makes it the 113th largest of the 193 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 798 residents.

Geriakola village has 265 males and 257 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Geriakola has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Geriakola is 722136. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Geriakola covers 186.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Geriakola falls under Indpur tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Geriakola notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Geriakola.

Geriakola is in Indpur tehsil of Bankura district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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