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About Garki Village

Garki is a small village in Garbeta I tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 119, made up of 62 males and 57 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garki Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garki village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Garbeta I
Pincode 721127
Area (hectares) 101.44 hectares
Population 119
Male Population 62
Female Population 57
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garki compares

By the 2011 count Garki is the 252nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 724 residents. Its 101.44 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Garki

Garki is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garki 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gangani, Gangra, Garanga and Garberia. 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 Garki

As per the Census of India 2011, Garki village had a population of 119. That makes it the 252nd largest of the 290 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 724 residents.

Garki village has 62 males and 57 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garki has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 977.

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

Garki covers 101.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Garki notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Garki.

Garki 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 Garki today is likely to be higher.

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