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About Garawand Khurd Village

Garawand Khurd is a mid sized village in Jagdalpur tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 653, made up of 326 males and 327 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 148.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garawand Khurd Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garawand Khurd village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Jagdalpur
Pincode 494001
Area (hectares) 148.34 hectares
Population 653
Male Population 326
Female Population 327
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garawand Khurd compares

By the 2011 count Garawand Khurd is the 63rd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents. Its 148.34 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Garawand Khurd

Garawand Khurd is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Garawand Khurd as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garawand Khurd from other places

Garawand Khurd lies about 21 km from Bastar, and the nearest railway station is Nakti Semara, about 4.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Garawand Khurd
Nearest railway station Nakti Semara 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Jagdalpur 7.6 km
District headquarters Bastar 21 km

Villages closest to Garawand Khurd

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Jagdalpur tehsil.

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 Khurd

As per the Census of India 2011, Garawand Khurd village had a population of 653. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 107 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,060 residents.

Garawand Khurd village has 326 males and 327 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garawand Khurd has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1012.

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

Garawand Khurd covers 148.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Garawand Khurd is Nakti Semara, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Garawand Khurd is about 21 km from Bastar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garawand Khurd is in Jagdalpur tehsil of Bastar district. Nakti Semara is about 4.3 km away. Jagdalpur is about 7.6 km away. Bastar is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kalcha (under 2 km), Morathpalli (under 2 km) and Palli (under 2 km).

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

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