Garia is a suburb located in the southern part of Kolkata. Bounded by Jadavpur, Dhakuria, and Golpark to its north, Narendrapur to its south, and Mukundapur towards east, this is one of the principal spots of South Kolkata. It is situated at the southern end of the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass that connects it to the northern parts of the city, besides the newly developing areas such as Salt Lake City and Rajarhat. The prime localities in Garia include Kanungo Park, Srirampur, New Garia, Chak Garia, Garia Park, Baghajatin, Techno City, Ganguly Bagan, Kamalgazi, and others.

Connetivty
A widespread network of trains and buses facilitate the connectivity of this area. Garia boasts of four major bus terminuses from where several buses ply, offering seamless connectivity to other key parts of the city. E M Bypass is also easily accessible from this area. It enjoys metro rail service, with two stations covering the locality. The Garia-Airport Metro Link which is currently under construction will further enhance the transportation system between these two crucial spots.
Garia falls under the Sealdah South Section of the Kolkata Suburban Railway. The closest railway stations are Garia, New Garia, and Baghajatin. A few long distance bus routes such as the Digha bus route also ply from Garia regularly. The major roads in and around this locality, besides the E M Bypass, include Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road, Raja S C Mullick Road, Garia Main Road, Garia Station Road, and Boral Main Road.

Real estate
With the large-scale infrastructural development that have been going about in this area, coupled with other advantageous factors such as good connectivity, and reasonable property prices, the real estate market has witnessed a boom in recent times. There are several under-construction projects here, while some are due for possession. Garia is attracting many reputed builders of the contemporary times.
Social infrastructure
The leading educational institutions of this area include St. Marys School, Ashutosh Naskar Primary and Secondary School, Baroda Prasad High School, Techno Model School and Miranda High School, Indian Centre for Space Physics, Dinabandhu Andrews College, Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Indian Centre for Space Physics, Swami Vivekananda Institute of Science and Technology, National Institute of Hotel Management and Future Institute of Engineering and Management, to name a few.
Lifeline Hospital, Peerless Hospital, Mother Teresa TB Hospital and Research Centre, Sevangan Nursing Home, Remedy Hospital, and few others are the reputed healthcare centres in the vicinity.
State Bank of India, ICICI Bank, HDFC Bank, Canara Bank, ING Vysya Bank, and Axis Bank are the major banks that have their branches in and around this locality.
The area is dotted with petrol pumps, ATMs, bus stops, etc., thus equipping the residents with a rich social infrastructure.