About Garapota Village

Garapota is one of the larger villages in Hanskhali tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,068, made up of 4,281 males and 3,787 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 453.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garapota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garapota village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Nadia
Tehsil	Hanskhali
Pincode	741502
Area (hectares)	453.04 hectares
Population	8,068
Male Population	4,281
Female Population	3,787
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	885
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Garapota compares

By the 2011 count Garapota is the 6th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,236 residents. Its 453.04 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Garapota

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

How far is Garapota from other places

Garapota lies about 33 km from Nadia, and the nearest railway station is Mayurhat, about 3.3 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 Garapota
Nearest railway station	Mayurhat	3.3 km
Nearest town	Bagulā	4.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Hanskhali	33 km
District headquarters	Nadia	33 km

Villages closest to Garapota

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garapota village had a population of 8,068. That makes it the 6th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,236 residents.

Garapota village has 4,281 males and 3,787 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garapota has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 927.

The pincode recorded for Garapota is 741502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garapota covers 453.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Garapota falls under Hanskhali tehsil of Nadia district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Garapota is Mayurhat, about 3.3 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Garapota.

Garapota is about 33 km from Nadia in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garapota is in Hanskhali tehsil of Nadia district. Mayurhat is about 3.3 km away. Bagulā is about 4.1 km away. Hanskhali is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.