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About Garra Village

Garra is a mid sized village in Salbani tehsil, in the district of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 689, made up of 351 males and 338 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.44 hectares hectares.

Garra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garra village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Paschim Medinipur
Tehsil Salbani
Area (hectares) 175.44 hectares
Population 689
Male Population 351
Female Population 338
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
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 Garra compares

By the 2011 count Garra is the 80th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 460 residents. Its 175.44 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Garra

Garra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garra 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 Gakulpur, Gamaria, Gangadaspur and Garanata. 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 689. That makes it the 80th largest of the 372 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 460 residents.

Garra village has 351 males and 338 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garra has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Garra covers 175.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garra falls under Salbani 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 km distance for Garra.

Garra is in Salbani 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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