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About Garutia Village

Garutia is a mid sized village in Khargram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,832, made up of 939 males and 893 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 951 females per 1000 males. The village covers 272.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garutia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garutia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Murshidabad
Tehsil Khargram
Pincode 742147
Area (hectares) 272.39 hectares
Population 1,832
Male Population 939
Female Population 893
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 951
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 Garutia compares

By the 2011 count Garutia is the 54th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents. Its 272.39 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Garutia

Garutia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garutia 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garutia from other places

Garutia lies about 57 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Labpur, about 6.6 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 Garutia
Nearest railway station Labpur 6.6 km
Nearest town Sainthia 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Khargram 24 km
District headquarters Murshidabad 57 km

Villages closest to Garutia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garutia village had a population of 1,832. That makes it the 54th largest of the 138 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,981 residents.

Garutia village has 939 males and 893 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garutia has about 951 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 954.

The pincode recorded for Garutia is 742147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garutia covers 272.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garutia falls under Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Garutia is Labpur, about 6.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Garutia.

Garutia is about 57 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garutia is in Khargram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Labpur is about 6.6 km away. Sainthia is about 18 km away. Khargram is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalgram (16 km), Dakshin Sibpur (16 km) and Sibpur (16 km).

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

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