Garbalia
human settlement in Jagatballavpur community development block, Howrah Sadar subdivision, Howrah district, India
Garbalia is a village in Howrah district of West Bengal, India. It is a part of the Jagatballavpur block in the Howrah Sadar subdivision in the north-eastern part of Howrah. Garbalia is 30 km from the state's capital, Kolkata. Garbalia along with its 11 other neighbouring villages - Ichhapur, Tripurapur, Kumarpur, North Sealdanga, South Sealdanga, Jamunabalia, Badebalia, Ranmahal, Nimabalia, Nijbalia and Pratappur are together called greater Balia Pargana.
Garbalia is located at 22.632568°N 88.113055°E / 22.632568; 88.113055. The PIN code of Garbalia is 711410.
Transport
Garbalia is connected with Grand Trunk Road by Howrah-Amta Road and it is also connected with Kona Expressway (Mumbai-Kolkata Highway) by Pantihal-Dhulagarh Road. Garbalia is connected with South-Eastern Railway by Howrah-Amta Local Railway.
Train
Howrah-Amta Local (From Pantihal, Munsirhat or Bargachia Station). Garbalia is approximately 3.1 km away from Pantihal railway station, 4.0 km away from Munsirhat railway station and 7.0 km away from Bargachia railway station.
“Garbalia” enters the record as human settlement in Jagatballavpur community development block, Howrah Sadar subdivision, Howrah district, India. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Garbalia, human and settlement can confirm, complicate or overturn.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Sep 14, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q55639769. Authority coordinates are 22.629, 88.116. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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