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About Garia Village

Garia is a small village in Itahar tehsil, in the district of Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 138, made up of 70 males and 68 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 52.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 733143, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garia village
Description Value
State West Bengal
District Uttar Dinajpur
Tehsil Itahar
Pincode 733143
Area (hectares) 52.84 hectares
Population 138
Male Population 70
Female Population 68
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
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 Garia compares

By the 2011 count Garia is the 208th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents. Its 52.84 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 955.

Getting to Garia

Garia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garia 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 Garia from other places

Garia lies about 52 km from Uttar Dinajpur, and the nearest railway station is Milangarh, about 14 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 Garia
Nearest railway station Milangarh 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Itahar 18 km
Nearest town Rāiganj 22 km
District headquarters Uttar Dinajpur 52 km

Villages closest to Garia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garia village had a population of 138. That makes it the 208th largest of the 218 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,365 residents.

Garia village has 70 males and 68 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garia has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Garia is 733143. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garia covers 52.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garia falls under Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district in West Bengal.

The nearest railway station to Garia is Milangarh, about 14 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 Garia.

Garia is about 52 km from Uttar Dinajpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garia is in Itahar tehsil of Uttar Dinajpur district. Milangarh is about 14 km away. Itahar is about 18 km away. Rāiganj is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gopalpur (2.7 km), Basratpur (2.9 km) and Gauripur (3.6 km).

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

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