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About Garigan Village

Garigan is a small village in Gopiballavpur II tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 315, made up of 152 males and 163 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721517, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garigan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garigan village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Gopiballavpur II
Pincode 721517
Area (hectares) 43.02 hectares
Population 315
Male Population 152
Female Population 163
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garigan compares

By the 2011 count Garigan is the 123rd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 43.02 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

Getting to Garigan

Garigan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Garigan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhera Garia, Dhoba Dhabani, Dumuria and Ekdal. 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 Garigan

As per the Census of India 2011, Garigan village had a population of 315. That makes it the 123rd largest of the 173 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Garigan village has 152 males and 163 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garigan has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1010.

The pincode recorded for Garigan is 721517. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garigan covers 43.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garigan falls under Gopiballavpur II tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Garigan 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 village for Garigan.

Garigan is in Gopiballavpur II 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 Garigan today is likely to be higher.

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