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About Garkhali Village

Garkhali is a mid sized village in Canning I tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,502, made up of 753 males and 749 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743329, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garkhali Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garkhali village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Canning I
Pincode 743329
Area (hectares) 424.36 hectares
Population 1,502
Male Population 753
Female Population 749
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garkhali compares

By the 2011 count Garkhali is the 44th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents. Its 424.36 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Garkhali

Garkhali is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garkhali 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garkhali from other places

Garkhali lies about 24 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Netra, about 11 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 Garkhali
Nearest railway station Netra 11 km
Nearest town Diamond Harbour 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Canning I 24 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 24 km

Villages closest to Garkhali

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Canning 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 Garkhali

As per the Census of India 2011, Garkhali village had a population of 1,502. That makes it the 44th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents.

Garkhali village has 753 males and 749 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garkhali has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Garkhali is 743329. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garkhali covers 424.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garkhali falls under Canning I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Garkhali is Netra, about 11 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Garkhali.

Garkhali is about 24 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.

Garkhali is in Canning I tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Netra is about 11 km away. Diamond Harbour is about 14 km away. Canning I is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalaria (6.4 km), Sri Krishnapur (18 km) and Taldi (20 km).

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

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