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Garbalia or Balia Pargana is famous for "[[Kali Puja|Kalipuja]]" or [[Diwali]] festival."[[Durga Puja|Durgapuja]]","[[Saraswati puja|Swaraswatipuja]]","[[Eid al-Fitr|Eid]]" are also quiet popular in Balia Pargana.Numerous other local festivals and fairs also take places in Balia Pargana which draw huge crowds. |
Garbalia or Balia Pargana is famous for "[[Kali Puja|Kalipuja]]" or [[Diwali]] festival."[[Durga Puja|Durgapuja]]","[[Saraswati puja|Swaraswatipuja]]","[[Eid al-Fitr|Eid]]", "[[Christmas]]" and many other bengali festivals are also quiet popular in Balia Pargana. Numerous other local festivals and fairs also take places in Balia Pargana which draw huge crowds from within and outside of Balia Pargana. |
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Garbalia
গড়বালিয়া | |
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Rural Area | |
  Garbalia Location in West Bengal, India  Garbalia Garbalia (India) | |
| Coordinates: 22°37′56″N 88°06′48″E / 22.632307°N 88.113421°E | |
| Country |  India |
| States | West Bengal |
| District | Howrah |
| Elevation | 8 m (26 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Bengali, English |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| PIN | 711410 |
| Telephone Code | 913214 |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-WB |
| Vehicle registration | WB-xx xxx |
| Literacy Rate | 83.31% |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sreerampur |
| Vidhan Sabha constituency | Jagatballavpur |
| Website | howrah |
Garbalia is a medium rural area in the Howrah district of West Bengal, India. It is a part of the Jagatballavpur bloc in the Howrah Sadar subdivision in the north-eastern part of the Howrah. Garbalia is 38 km from the state's capital, Kolkata. The nearest towns are Munshirhat, Bargachia and Pantihal. The nearest police station is Jagatballavpur. Garbalia, along with its neighbouring villages -Ichhapur, Pratappur, Tripurapur, Nimabalia, Kumarpur, Badebalia, Jamunabalia, North Sealdanga, South Sealdanga, Ranmahal and Nijbalia are together called Greater Balia Pargana. The coordinates of Garbalia are 22°37′56″N 88°06′48″E / 22.632307°N 88.113421°E.[1] The PIN code of Garbalia is 711410. Garbalia is on Howrah-Amta bus route or Munshirhat-Sankrail trekker route. The nearest rail stations are Pantihal (about 3.1 km away), Munshirhat (about 4.0 km away) and Bargachia (about 5.7 km away).
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.
Minibus
Train
Howrah-Amta Local (From Pantihal Or Munshirhat Station).
Munshirhat-Sankrail trekker route and numerous others tranportation systems are also available in Garbalia.
Education
Garbalia Rakhal Chandra Manna Institution (Estd-1937) is the only higher secondary School in Balia Pargana which is located in Ichhapur village and it is also second oldest secondary and oldest higher secondary school[2] in Jagatballavpur Block. There is also a secondary girl's school in Balia Pargana which is Garbalia Girl's High School and it is also located at Ichhapur village. There are also numerous Primary Schools in Balia Pargana. The nearest college is Sovarani College which is located at Jagatballavpur.
Culture
Singhabahini Temple (located at Nizbalia Market Area), Buripukur Kali Temple(located at Ichapur), Durga Temple and Kali Temple (located at Tripurapur) are four significant Cultural places located in Balia Pargana.
Healthcare facilities
The nearest primary block level hospital is located at Jagatballavpur. Numerous other rural health centers and medicine or apothecary stores are also present in Balia Pargana.
Market
There are mainly two markets located in Balia Pargana. The first is located in Nizbalia and called "Bele Bazar".It is the biggest and key marketplace in Balia Pargana.The second market is located at Khanderghat-Nimabalia area.
Post Offices
Balia Pargana consists of three post offices, which are- Garbalia, Nijbalia and Sealdanga. Among them the Nijbalia post office belongs to Pantihal Panchayat and the rests belong to Sealdanga Panchayat.
Banking Facility
There are now total 4 banks in the Balia Pargana. One of them is Indian Overseas Bank which is located at Ichapur and rests are local Govt. owned or private rural banks. There are also several others ATM facility located in Balia Pargana.
Festivals
Garbalia or Balia Pargana is famous for "Kalipuja" or Diwali festival."Durgapuja","Swaraswatipuja","Eid", "Christmas" and many other bengali festivals are also quiet popular in Balia Pargana. Numerous other local festivals and fairs also take places in Balia Pargana which draw huge crowds from within and outside of Balia Pargana.
References
- ^ "Garbalia Pin Code, Garbalia , Howrah Map , Latitude and Longitude , West Bengal". indiamapia.com. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Garbalia R.C. Manna Institution". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
1.^ Santra, Tarapada and Bandopadhyay, Amiya Kumar, Howrah Jelar Purakirti (in Bengali), pp. 115–116, Government of West Bengal
2.^https://www.indiatvnews.com/pincode/west-bengal/howrah/garbalia
3.^ http://wikimapia.org/553473/Garbalia-Rakhalchandra-Manna-Institution