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About Uttar Garankati Village

Uttar Garankati is a small village in Jaynagar II tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 160, made up of 78 males and 82 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 743338, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uttar Garankati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uttar Garankati village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Jaynagar II
Pincode 743338
Area (hectares) 104.32 hectares
Population 160
Male Population 78
Female Population 82
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uttar Garankati compares

By the 2011 count Uttar Garankati is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,102 residents. Its 104.32 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

Getting to Uttar Garankati

Uttar Garankati is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Uttar Garankati as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Uttar Garankati from other places

Uttar Garankati lies about 15 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Baharu, 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 Uttar Garankati
Nearest railway station Baharu 11 km
Nearest town Jaynagar Majilpur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Jaynagar II 15 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 15 km

Villages closest to Uttar Garankati

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jaynagar II 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 Uttar Garankati

As per the Census of India 2011, Uttar Garankati village had a population of 160. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,102 residents.

Uttar Garankati village has 78 males and 82 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uttar Garankati has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 952.

The pincode recorded for Uttar Garankati is 743338. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uttar Garankati covers 104.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Uttar Garankati falls under Jaynagar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Uttar Garankati is Baharu, 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Uttar Garankati.

Uttar Garankati is about 15 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.

Uttar Garankati is in Jaynagar II tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Baharu is about 11 km away. Jaynagar Majilpur is about 13 km away. Jaynagar II is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sapla (under 2 km), Taranagar (2.3 km) and Rupnagar (3.0 km).

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

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