About Garuapota Village

Garuapota is a large village in Hanskhali tehsil, in the district of Nadia, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,280, made up of 1,174 males and 1,106 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 223.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 741502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garuapota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garuapota village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Nadia
Tehsil	Hanskhali
Pincode	741502
Area (hectares)	223.59 hectares
Population	2,280
Male Population	1,174
Female Population	1,106
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Garuapota compares

By the 2011 count Garuapota is the 41st largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,236 residents. Its 223.59 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 927.

Getting to Garuapota

Garuapota is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garuapota as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Garuapota from other places

Garuapota 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 Garuapota
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 Garuapota

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 Garuapota

As per the Census of India 2011, Garuapota village had a population of 2,280. That makes it the 41st largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,236 residents.

Garuapota village has 1,174 males and 1,106 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garuapota has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 927.

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

Garuapota covers 223.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Garuapota 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Garuapota.

Garuapota 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.

Garuapota 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.