About Garia Village

Garia is a mid sized village in Rampurhat I tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,347, made up of 663 males and 684 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garia village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Rampurhat I
Pincode	731224
Area (hectares)	356.44 hectares
Population	1,347
Male Population	663
Female Population	684
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,032
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garia compares

By the 2011 count Garia is the 50th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 356.44 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Garia

Garia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Garia from other places

Garia lies about 18 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Pinargaria, about 10 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 Garia
Nearest railway station	Pinargaria	10 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rampurhat I	18 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	18 km

Villages closest to Garia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rampurhat I 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.

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Common questions about Garia

As per the Census of India 2011, Garia village had a population of 1,347. That makes it the 50th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Garia village has 663 males and 684 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garia has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Garia is 731224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garia covers 356.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garia falls under Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Garia is Pinargaria, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Garia.

Garia is about 18 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garia is in Rampurhat I tehsil of Birbhum district. Pinargaria is about 10 km away. Rampur Hat is about 16 km away. Rampurhat I is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.