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About Garpara Village

Garpara is a mid sized village in Nanoor tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 910, made up of 466 males and 444 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 176.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garpara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garpara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Birbhum
Tehsil Nanoor
Pincode 731301
Area (hectares) 176.08 hectares
Population 910
Male Population 466
Female Population 444
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garpara compares

By the 2011 count Garpara is the 86th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents. Its 176.08 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Garpara

Garpara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garpara as Available within 10+ 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garpara from other places

Garpara lies about 24 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Murarai, about 7.4 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 Garpara
Nearest railway station Murarai 7.4 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Nanoor 24 km
District headquarters Birbhum 24 km

Villages closest to Garpara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garpara village had a population of 910. That makes it the 86th largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,633 residents.

Garpara village has 466 males and 444 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garpara has about 953 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Garpara is 731301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garpara covers 176.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garpara falls under Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Garpara is Murarai, about 7.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Garpara.

Garpara is about 24 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garpara is in Nanoor tehsil of Birbhum district. Murarai is about 7.4 km away. Nalhāti is about 15 km away. Nanoor is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Husenpur (4.0 km), Nabasta (4.5 km) and Baitara (4.6 km).

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

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