About Gar Village

Gar is a mid sized village in Minakhan tehsil, in the district of North Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,066, made up of 553 males and 513 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 928 females per 1000 males. The village covers 34.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	North Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil	Minakhan
Pincode	743502
Area (hectares)	34.94 hectares
Population	1,066
Male Population	553
Female Population	513
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	928
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gar compares

By the 2011 count Gar is the 58th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,606 residents. Its 34.94 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

Getting to Gar

Gar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gar 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gar from other places

Gar lies about 26 km from North Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Bira, about 3.8 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 Gar
Nearest railway station	Bira	3.8 km
Nearest town	Bārāsat	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Minakhan	26 km
District headquarters	North Twenty Four Parganas	26 km

Villages closest to Gar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gar village had a population of 1,066. That makes it the 58th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,606 residents.

Gar village has 553 males and 513 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gar has about 928 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 954.

The pincode recorded for Gar is 743502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gar covers 34.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gar falls under Minakhan tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Gar is Bira, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Gar.

Gar is about 26 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.

Gar is in Minakhan tehsil of North Twenty Four Parganas district. Bira is about 3.8 km away. Bārāsat is about 8.2 km away. Minakhan is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.