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About Garra Village

Garra is a mid sized village in Mohanpur tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 548, made up of 289 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 896 females per 1000 males. The village covers 77.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721436, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Mohanpur
Pincode 721436
Area (hectares) 77.49 hectares
Population 548
Male Population 289
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 896
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 Garra compares

By the 2011 count Garra is the 67th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 77.49 hectares work out to about 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Garra

Garra is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garra 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 Dhorjamua, Dhuipara, Digda and Dirbbanagar. 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 Garra

As per the Census of India 2011, Garra village had a population of 548. That makes it the 67th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Garra village has 289 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garra has about 896 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Garra is 721436. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garra covers 77.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garra falls under Mohanpur tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Garra 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 Garra.

Garra is in Mohanpur 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 Garra today is likely to be higher.

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