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About Garra Village

Garra is a mid sized village in Ranibundh tehsil, in the district of Bankura, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 814, made up of 395 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 722148, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Bankura
Tehsil Ranibundh
Pincode 722148
Area (hectares) 204.2 hectares
Population 814
Male Population 395
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
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 Garra compares

By the 2011 count Garra is the 49th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 701 residents. Its 204.2 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Garra

Garra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garra 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhankura, Dhoba Kacha, Dudha Jharna and Dudhenala. 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 Garra

As per the Census of India 2011, Garra village had a population of 814. That makes it the 49th largest of the 167 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 701 residents.

Garra village has 395 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garra has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Garra is 722148. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garra covers 204.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garra falls under Ranibundh tehsil of Bankura district in West Bengal.

The census record for Garra 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 <5 km distance for Garra.

Garra is in Ranibundh 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 Garra today is likely to be higher.

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