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About Garagachhi Village

Garagachhi is a mid sized village in Katwa II tehsil, in the district of Barddhaman, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 950, made up of 500 males and 450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 713502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garagachhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garagachhi village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Barddhaman
Tehsil Katwa II
Pincode 713502
Area (hectares) 127.12 hectares
Population 950
Male Population 500
Female Population 450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Garagachhi compares

By the 2011 count Garagachhi is the 46th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,170 residents. Its 127.12 hectares work out to about 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Garagachhi

Garagachhi is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Garagachhi 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chhota Kulgachhi, Chhota Meigachhi, Deasin and Deriapur. 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 Garagachhi

As per the Census of India 2011, Garagachhi village had a population of 950. That makes it the 46th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,170 residents.

Garagachhi village has 500 males and 450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garagachhi has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Garagachhi is 713502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garagachhi covers 127.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garagachhi falls under Katwa II tehsil of Barddhaman district in West Bengal.

The census record for Garagachhi notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Garagachhi.

Garagachhi is in Katwa II tehsil of Barddhaman 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 Garagachhi today is likely to be higher.

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