About Garkhola Village

Garkhola is a mid sized village in Sitalkuchi tehsil, in the district of Koch Bihar, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 502, made up of 269 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 866 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 736158, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garkhola Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garkhola village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Koch Bihar
Tehsil	Sitalkuchi
Pincode	736158
Area (hectares)	105.51 hectares
Population	502
Male Population	269
Female Population	233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	866
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garkhola compares

By the 2011 count Garkhola is the 58th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,766 residents. Its 105.51 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Garkhola

Garkhola is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Garkhola 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. The nearest villages by name are Dewanerkot Jayduar, Dhallarpar, Gachhtala and Gadapota. 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.

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Common questions about Garkhola

As per the Census of India 2011, Garkhola village had a population of 502. That makes it the 58th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,766 residents.

Garkhola village has 269 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garkhola has about 866 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Garkhola is 736158. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garkhola covers 105.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garkhola falls under Sitalkuchi tehsil of Koch Bihar district in West Bengal.

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

Garkhola is in Sitalkuchi 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.