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About Garal Village

Garal is a mid sized village in Sonarpur tehsil, in the district of South Twenty Four Parganas, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,747, made up of 900 males and 847 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168.53 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 700145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garal village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District South Twenty Four Parganas
Tehsil Sonarpur
Pincode 700145
Area (hectares) 168.53 hectares
Population 1,747
Male Population 900
Female Population 847
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Garal compares

By the 2011 count Garal is the 41st largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents. Its 168.53 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Garal

Garal is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garal as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garal from other places

Garal lies about 33 km from South Twenty Four Parganas, and the nearest railway station is Kalikapur, about 4.7 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 Garal
Nearest railway station Kalikapur 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Sonarpur 7.9 km
Nearest town Rajpur Sonarpur 7.9 km
District headquarters South Twenty Four Parganas 33 km

Villages closest to Garal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garal village had a population of 1,747. That makes it the 41st largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,716 residents.

Garal village has 900 males and 847 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garal has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Garal is 700145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garal covers 168.53 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garal falls under Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Garal is Kalikapur, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 km distance for Garal.

Garal is about 33 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.

Garal is in Sonarpur tehsil of South Twenty Four Parganas district. Kalikapur is about 4.7 km away. Sonarpur is about 7.9 km away. Rajpur Sonarpur is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pratapnagar (under 2 km), Metiari (under 2 km) and Samukpota (under 2 km).

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

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