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About Garokhuta Village

Garokhuta is a mid sized village in Alipurduar II tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,227, made up of 626 males and 601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 346.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garokhuta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garokhuta village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Alipurduar II
Pincode 736206
Area (hectares) 346.4 hectares
Population 1,227
Male Population 626
Female Population 601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garokhuta compares

By the 2011 count Garokhuta is the 65th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,624 residents. Its 346.4 hectares work out to about 3.5 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 950.

Getting to Garokhuta

Garokhuta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garokhuta as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Dakshin Shibkata, Damsibad, Dangi and Dhalajhora. 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 Garokhuta

As per the Census of India 2011, Garokhuta village had a population of 1,227. That makes it the 65th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,624 residents.

Garokhuta village has 626 males and 601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garokhuta has about 960 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 950.

The pincode recorded for Garokhuta is 736206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garokhuta covers 346.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garokhuta falls under Alipurduar II tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The census record for Garokhuta notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Garokhuta.

Garokhuta is in Alipurduar II tehsil of Jalpaiguri 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 Garokhuta today is likely to be higher.

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