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About Garanga Village

Garanga is a mid sized village in Garbeta I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,179, made up of 578 males and 601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 88.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garanga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta I
Pincode 721127
Area (hectares) 88.36 hectares
Population 1,179
Male Population 578
Female Population 601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
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 Garanga compares

By the 2011 count Garanga is the 54th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 88.36 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Garanga

Garanga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garanga 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. The nearest villages by name are Fatesinghpur, Gamar Kushi, Ganakbandi and Gangani. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Garanga

As per the Census of India 2011, Garanga village had a population of 1,179. That makes it the 54th largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Garanga village has 578 males and 601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garanga has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Garanga is 721127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garanga covers 88.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garanga falls under Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Garanga notes the nearest railway station 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 Garanga.

Garanga is in Garbeta I tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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