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About Garkuta Village

Garkuta is a small village in Mathabhanga II tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 190, made up of 95 males and 95 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 9.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736146, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garkuta Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garkuta village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Koch Bihar
Tehsil Mathabhanga II
Pincode 736146
Area (hectares) 9.84 hectares
Population 190
Male Population 95
Female Population 95
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
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 Garkuta compares

By the 2011 count Garkuta is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,472 residents. Its 9.84 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Garkuta

Garkuta is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garkuta 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 Dhekarkuthi, Dolanger Kuthi, Dumniguri and Dwarikamari. 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 Garkuta

As per the Census of India 2011, Garkuta village had a population of 190. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,472 residents.

Garkuta village has 95 males and 95 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garkuta has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Garkuta is 736146. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garkuta covers 9.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Garkuta falls under Mathabhanga II tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

The census record for Garkuta 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 Garkuta.

Garkuta is in Mathabhanga II tehsil of Koch Bihar 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 Garkuta today is likely to be higher.

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