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About Gargaj Pota Village

Gargaj Pota is a mid sized village in Keshpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,392, made up of 735 males and 657 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 894 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721150, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gargaj Pota Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gargaj Pota village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Keshpur
Pincode 721150
Area (hectares) 43.86 hectares
Population 1,392
Male Population 735
Female Population 657
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 894
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gargaj Pota compares

By the 2011 count Gargaj Pota is the 50th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 603 residents. Its 43.86 hectares work out to about 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Gargaj Pota

Gargaj Pota is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gargaj Pota as Available within 10+ 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 Ganta, Gar Arara, Gar Senapatya and Garar Kola. 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 Gargaj Pota

As per the Census of India 2011, Gargaj Pota village had a population of 1,392. That makes it the 50th largest of the 538 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 603 residents.

Gargaj Pota village has 735 males and 657 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gargaj Pota has about 894 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Gargaj Pota is 721150. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gargaj Pota covers 43.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 32 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gargaj Pota falls under Keshpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gargaj Pota notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gargaj Pota.

Gargaj Pota is in Keshpur 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 Gargaj Pota today is likely to be higher.

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