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About Garghata Village

Garghata is a village in Sankrail tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The village covers 49.6 hectares hectares.

Garghata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garghata village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Sankrail
Area (hectares) 49.6 hectares

How far is Garghata from other places

Garghata lies about 78 km from Paschim Medinipur, and the nearest railway station is Basuldanga, about 13 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Garghata
Nearest railway station Basuldanga 13 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankrail 25 km
District headquarters Paschim Medinipur 78 km

Villages closest to Garghata

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sankrail tehsil.

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 Garghata

Garghata covers 49.6 hectares as recorded in the census.

Garghata falls under Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Garghata is Basuldanga, about 13 km away in a straight line.

Garghata is about 78 km from Paschim Medinipur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garghata is in Sankrail tehsil of Paschim Medinipur district. Basuldanga is about 13 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 14 km away. Sankrail is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ragra (3.3 km), Kalsona (3.5 km) and Satkuli (4.0 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Garghata today is likely to be higher.

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