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About Garawand Kalan Village

Garawand Kalan is a mid sized village in Jagdalpur tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 866, made up of 414 males and 452 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,092 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garawand Kalan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garawand Kalan village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Jagdalpur
Pincode 494001
Area (hectares) 286.95 hectares
Population 866
Male Population 414
Female Population 452
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,092
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Garawand Kalan compares

By the 2011 count Garawand Kalan is the 47th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents. Its 286.95 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Garawand Kalan

Garawand Kalan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Garawand Kalan as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dhaniyaloor, Dhanpunji, Dhurguda and Dongam. 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 Garawand Kalan

As per the Census of India 2011, Garawand Kalan village had a population of 866. That makes it the 47th largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents.

Garawand Kalan village has 414 males and 452 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garawand Kalan has about 1092 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Garawand Kalan is 494001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garawand Kalan covers 286.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garawand Kalan falls under Jagdalpur tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Garawand Kalan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available and private bus service as Available within village for Garawand Kalan.

Garawand Kalan is in Jagdalpur tehsil of Bastar 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 Garawand Kalan today is likely to be higher.

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