About Garra Village

Garra is a mid sized village in Nabagram tehsil, in the district of Murshidabad, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,938, made up of 1,002 males and 936 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 296.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 742181, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garra village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Murshidabad
Tehsil	Nabagram
Pincode	742181
Area (hectares)	296.9 hectares
Population	1,938
Male Population	1,002
Female Population	936
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	934
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Garra compares

By the 2011 count Garra is the 43rd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,088 residents. Its 296.9 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Garra

Garra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Garra as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garra from other places

Garra lies about 152 km from Murshidabad, and the nearest railway station is Kamalpur Halt, about 5.2 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 Garra
Nearest railway station	Kamalpur Halt	5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Nabagram	12 km
Nearest town	Rāiganj	27 km
District headquarters	Murshidabad	152 km

Villages closest to Garra

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

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Common questions about Garra

As per the Census of India 2011, Garra village had a population of 1,938. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,088 residents.

Garra village has 1,002 males and 936 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garra has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Garra is 742181. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garra covers 296.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garra falls under Nabagram tehsil of Murshidabad district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Garra is Kamalpur Halt, about 5.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Garra.

Garra is about 152 km from Murshidabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garra is in Nabagram tehsil of Murshidabad district. Kamalpur Halt is about 5.2 km away. Nabagram is about 12 km away. Rāiganj is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.