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About Garibpur Village

Garibpur is a mid sized village in Gaighata tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 776, made up of 410 males and 366 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 893 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743249, 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 Gaighata
Pincode 743249
Area (hectares) 127.85 hectares
Population 776
Male Population 410
Female Population 366
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 893
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Garibpur compares

By the 2011 count Garibpur is the 93rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents. Its 127.85 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

Getting to Garibpur

Garibpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garibpur 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 5 - 10 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
Tehsil headquarters Gaighata 1.9 km
Nearest railway station Thakurnagar 3.3 km
Nearest town Gobārdānga 5.2 km
District headquarters North Twenty Four Parganas 13 km

Villages closest to Garibpur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gaighata 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 776. That makes it the 93rd largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,655 residents.

Garibpur village has 410 males and 366 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garibpur has about 893 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 944.

The pincode recorded for Garibpur is 743249. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garibpur covers 127.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garibpur falls under Gaighata 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 - 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 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 Gaighata tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Gaighata is about 1.9 km away. Thakurnagar is about 3.3 km away. Gobārdānga is about 5.2 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amkola (under 2 km), Gaighata (1.9 km) and Bagchara (3.1 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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