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About Garakhuta Village

Garakhuta is a mid sized village in Dhupguri tehsil, in the district of Jalpaiguri, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,745, made up of 901 males and 844 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 735210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garakhuta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garakhuta village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Jalpaiguri
Tehsil Dhupguri
Pincode 735210
Area (hectares) 246.1 hectares
Population 1,745
Male Population 901
Female Population 844
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 937
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 Garakhuta compares

By the 2011 count Garakhuta is the 86th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents. Its 246.1 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

Getting to Garakhuta

Garakhuta is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garakhuta 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. The nearest villages by name are Fataktari, Gadang Dwitia Khanda, Gadang Pratham Khanda and Gadhear Kuti. 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 Garakhuta

As per the Census of India 2011, Garakhuta village had a population of 1,745. That makes it the 86th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,878 residents.

Garakhuta village has 901 males and 844 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garakhuta has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 959.

The pincode recorded for Garakhuta is 735210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garakhuta covers 246.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garakhuta falls under Dhupguri tehsil of Jalpaiguri district in West Bengal.

The census record for Garakhuta notes the nearest railway station 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 Garakhuta.

Garakhuta is in Dhupguri 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 Garakhuta today is likely to be higher.

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