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About Gargara Village

Gargara is a mid sized village in Dubrajpur tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 574, made up of 284 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 75.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gargara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gargara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Dubrajpur
Pincode 731123
Area (hectares) 75.38 hectares
Population 574
Male Population 284
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gargara compares

By the 2011 count Gargara is the 115th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 954 residents. Its 75.38 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Gargara

Gargara 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 Gargara 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gargara from other places

Gargara lies about 66 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Panchra, about 1.9 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 Gargara
Nearest railway station Panchra 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Dubrajpur 3.3 km
Nearest town Dubrājpur 3.3 km
District headquarters Birbhum 66 km

Villages closest to Gargara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gargara village had a population of 574. That makes it the 115th largest of the 191 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 954 residents.

Gargara village has 284 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gargara has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Gargara is 731123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gargara covers 75.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gargara falls under Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gargara is Panchra, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Gargara.

Gargara is about 66 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gargara is in Dubrajpur tehsil of Birbhum district. Panchra is about 1.9 km away. Dubrajpur is about 3.3 km away. Dubrājpur is about 3.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kukutia (under 2 km), Gokrui (under 2 km) and Chandipur (under 2 km).

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

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