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About Garadaha Village

Garadaha is a mid sized village in Kanksa tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 745, made up of 372 males and 373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713172, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garadaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garadaha village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Kanksa
Pincode 713172
Area (hectares) 325.37 hectares
Population 745
Male Population 372
Female Population 373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garadaha compares

By the 2011 count Garadaha is the 45th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents. Its 325.37 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Garadaha

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

Garadaha lies about 114 km from Barddhaman, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 4.4 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 Garadaha
Nearest railway station Harinsing 4.4 km
Nearest town Rampur Hat 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Kanksa 27 km
District headquarters Barddhaman 114 km

Villages closest to Garadaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garadaha village had a population of 745. That makes it the 45th largest of the 77 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,345 residents.

Garadaha village has 372 males and 373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garadaha has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Garadaha is 713172. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garadaha covers 325.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garadaha falls under Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Garadaha is Harinsing, about 4.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Garadaha.

Garadaha is about 114 km from Barddhaman in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garadaha is in Kanksa tehsil of Barddhaman district. Harinsing is about 4.4 km away. Rampur Hat is about 19 km away. Kanksa is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Phuljhuri (6.6 km), Radhamohanpur (7.0 km) and Srirampur (8.2 km).

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

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