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About Garga Village

Garga is a mid sized village in Balarampur tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,958, made up of 983 males and 975 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1378.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garga village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Balarampur
Pincode 723143
Area (hectares) 1378.77 hectares
Population 1,958
Male Population 983
Female Population 975
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Garga compares

By the 2011 count Garga is the 20th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents. Its 1378.77 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Garga

Garga is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garga as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Domantar, Dumarbera, Dumari and Erka. 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 Garga

As per the Census of India 2011, Garga village had a population of 1,958. That makes it the 20th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,284 residents.

Garga village has 983 males and 975 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garga has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Garga is 723143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garga covers 1378.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garga falls under Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

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

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Garga.

Garga is in Balarampur tehsil of Puruliya 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 Garga today is likely to be higher.

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