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About Harashankar Garkilla Village

Harashankar Garkilla is a large village in Tamluk tehsil, in the district of Purba Medinipur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,808, made up of 1,940 males and 1,868 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 721151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Harashankar Garkilla Overview

Census 2011 figures for Harashankar Garkilla village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Purba Medinipur
Tehsil Tamluk
Pincode 721151
Area (hectares) 169.81 hectares
Population 3,808
Male Population 1,940
Female Population 1,868
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Harashankar Garkilla compares

By the 2011 count Harashankar Garkilla is the 10th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents. Its 169.81 hectares work out to about 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Harashankar Garkilla

Harashankar Garkilla is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Harashankar Garkilla as Available within <5 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Gholchak, Gopinath Bhitarjala, Gopinathpur Baharjala and Harasankar Khamarchak. 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 Harashankar Garkilla

As per the Census of India 2011, Harashankar Garkilla village had a population of 3,808. That makes it the 10th largest of the 97 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,022 residents.

Harashankar Garkilla village has 1,940 males and 1,868 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Harashankar Garkilla has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Harashankar Garkilla is 721151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Harashankar Garkilla covers 169.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 22 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Harashankar Garkilla falls under Tamluk tehsil of Purba Medinipur district in West Bengal.

The census record for Harashankar Garkilla notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Harashankar Garkilla.

Harashankar Garkilla is in Tamluk tehsil of Purba 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 Harashankar Garkilla today is likely to be higher.

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