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About Garkush Village

Garkush is a mid sized village in Mahmora tehsil, in the district of Sivasagar, Assam. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 611, made up of 307 males and 304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326.14 hectares hectares.

Garkush Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garkush village
Description Value
State Assam
District Sivasagar
Tehsil Mahmora
Area (hectares) 326.14 hectares
Population 611
Male Population 307
Female Population 304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 990
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garkush compares

By the 2011 count Garkush is the 76th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents. Its 326.14 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Garkush

Garkush is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Garkush as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Domar Dolong Gaon, Domar Dolong Grant, Domar Dolong Habi and Duwari Gaon. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Garkush

As per the Census of India 2011, Garkush village had a population of 611. That makes it the 76th largest of the 117 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,044 residents.

Garkush village has 307 males and 304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garkush has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Garkush covers 326.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garkush falls under Mahmora tehsil of Sivasagar district in Assam.

The census record for Garkush notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Garkush.

Garkush is in Mahmora tehsil of Sivasagar district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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