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About Garanbaria Village

Garanbaria is a large village in Bhangar I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,902, made up of 1,490 males and 1,412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 299.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743507, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garanbaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garanbaria village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Bhangar I
Pincode 743507
Area (hectares) 299.01 hectares
Population 2,902
Male Population 1,490
Female Population 1,412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garanbaria compares

By the 2011 count Garanbaria is the 32nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents. Its 299.01 hectares work out to about 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Garanbaria

Garanbaria is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garanbaria 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garanbaria from other places

Garanbaria lies about 32 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Gourdaha Halt, about 4.3 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 Garanbaria
Nearest railway station Gourdaha Halt 4.3 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhangar I 32 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 32 km

Villages closest to Garanbaria

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Bhangar I 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 Garanbaria

As per the Census of India 2011, Garanbaria village had a population of 2,902. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,857 residents.

Garanbaria village has 1,490 males and 1,412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garanbaria has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

The pincode recorded for Garanbaria is 743507. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garanbaria covers 299.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garanbaria falls under Bhangar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Garanbaria is Gourdaha Halt, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 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 Garanbaria.

Garanbaria is about 32 km from South Twenty Four Parganas in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garanbaria is in Bhangar I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Gourdaha Halt is about 4.3 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 14 km away. Bhangar I is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandarkura (1.6 km), Satbaria (2.1 km) and Jalalabad (2.4 km).

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

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