Skip to main content

About Garail Village

Garail is a large village in Gazole tehsil, in the district of Maldah, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,251, made up of 2,198 males and 2,053 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 732124, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garail Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garail village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Maldah
Tehsil Gazole
Pincode 732124
Area (hectares) 92.69 hectares
Population 4,251
Male Population 2,198
Female Population 2,053
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Garail compares

By the 2011 count Garail is the 16th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents. Its 92.69 hectares work out to about 46 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Garail

Garail is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Garail 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garail from other places

Garail lies about 6.0 km from Maldah, and the nearest railway station is Gazole, about 1.8 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 Garail
Nearest railway station Gazole 1.8 km
District headquarters Maldah 6.0 km
Nearest town Malda 23 km

Villages closest to Garail

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

Common questions about Garail

As per the Census of India 2011, Garail village had a population of 4,251. That makes it the 16th largest of the 285 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,163 residents.

Garail village has 2,198 males and 2,053 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garail has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Garail is 732124. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garail covers 92.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 46 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Garail falls under Gazole tehsil of Maldah district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Garail is Gazole, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Garail.

Garail is about 6.0 km from Maldah in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garail is in Gazole tehsil of Maldah district. Gazole is about 1.8 km away. Maldah is about 6.0 km away. Malda is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bajegarail (under 2 km), Parail (under 2 km) and Gajol (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Garail today is likely to be higher.

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.