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About Garibpur Village

Garibpur is a mid sized village in Bongaon tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,839, made up of 920 males and 919 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 162.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743710, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garibpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garibpur village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bongaon
Pincode 743710
Area (hectares) 162.26 hectares
Population 1,839
Male Population 920
Female Population 919
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Garibpur compares

By the 2011 count Garibpur is the 75th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,556 residents. Its 162.26 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Garibpur

Garibpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garibpur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garibpur from other places

Garibpur lies about 13 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Thakurnagar, 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 Garibpur
Nearest railway station Thakurnagar 3.3 km
Nearest town Gobārdānga 5.2 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Bongaon 16 km

Villages closest to Garibpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garibpur village had a population of 1,839. That makes it the 75th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,556 residents.

Garibpur village has 920 males and 919 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garibpur has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Garibpur is 743710. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garibpur covers 162.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garibpur falls under Bongaon tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Garibpur is Thakurnagar, about 3.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Garibpur.

Garibpur is about 13 km from North Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garibpur is in Bongaon tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Thakurnagar is about 3.3 km away. Gobārdānga is about 5.2 km away. North Twenty Four Parganas is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bairampur (3.5 km), Bikrampur (3.5 km) and Shrirampur (3.5 km).

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

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