About Garkhelar Village

Garkhelar is a mid sized village in Nayagram tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,262, made up of 651 males and 611 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garkhelar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garkhelar village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil	Nayagram
Pincode	721125
Area (hectares)	106.03 hectares
Population	1,262
Male Population	651
Female Population	611
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garkhelar compares

By the 2011 count Garkhelar is the 16th largest of the 278 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 492 residents. Its 106.03 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Garkhelar

Garkhelar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garkhelar as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Dumuria, Ful Daha, Gam Haria and Gambharia. 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.

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Common questions about Garkhelar

As per the Census of India 2011, Garkhelar village had a population of 1,262. That makes it the 16th largest of the 278 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 492 residents.

Garkhelar village has 651 males and 611 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garkhelar has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Garkhelar is 721125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garkhelar covers 106.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garkhelar falls under Nayagram tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Garkhelar 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 - 10 km distance for Garkhelar.

Garkhelar is in Nayagram 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.