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About Garaphushara Village

Garaphushara is a large village in Purulia I tehsil, in the district of Puruliya, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,244, made up of 2,218 males and 2,026 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 913 females per 1000 males. The village covers 535 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 723103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garaphushara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garaphushara village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Puruliya
Tehsil Purulia I
Pincode 723103
Area (hectares) 535 hectares
Population 4,244
Male Population 2,218
Female Population 2,026
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 913
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 Garaphushara compares

By the 2011 count Garaphushara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents. Its 535 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Garaphushara

Garaphushara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garaphushara 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 Dulmi, Dumardi, Dumarsol and Durku. 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 Garaphushara

As per the Census of India 2011, Garaphushara village had a population of 4,244. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,386 residents.

Garaphushara village has 2,218 males and 2,026 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garaphushara has about 913 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Garaphushara is 723103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garaphushara covers 535 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garaphushara falls under Purulia I tehsil of Puruliya district in West Bengal.

The census record for Garaphushara 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 Garaphushara.

Garaphushara is in Purulia I 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 Garaphushara today is likely to be higher.

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