About Gargaria Village

Gargaria is a mid sized village in Sainthia tehsil, in the district of Birbhum, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 667, made up of 347 males and 320 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 172.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 731121, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gargaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gargaria village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Birbhum
Tehsil	Sainthia
Pincode	731121
Area (hectares)	172.6 hectares
Population	667
Male Population	347
Female Population	320
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	922
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gargaria compares

By the 2011 count Gargaria is the 107th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 862 residents. Its 172.6 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Gargaria

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

Gargaria lies about 33 km from Birbhum, and the nearest railway station is Kunuri, about 6.6 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 Gargaria
Nearest railway station	Kunuri	6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sainthia	8.7 km
District headquarters	Birbhum	33 km

Villages closest to Gargaria

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gargaria village had a population of 667. That makes it the 107th largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 862 residents.

Gargaria village has 347 males and 320 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gargaria has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Gargaria is 731121. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gargaria covers 172.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gargaria falls under Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gargaria is Kunuri, about 6.6 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 Gargaria.

Gargaria is about 33 km from Birbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gargaria is in Sainthia tehsil of Birbhum district. Kunuri is about 6.6 km away. Sainthia is about 8.7 km away. Birbhum is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.