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About Gare Village

Gare is a mid sized village in Makdi tehsil, in the district of Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 958, made up of 470 males and 488 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1315.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gare Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gare village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bastar
Tehsil Makdi
Pincode 494661
Area (hectares) 1315.86 hectares
Population 958
Male Population 470
Female Population 488
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gare compares

By the 2011 count Gare is the 45th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents. Its 1315.86 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Gare

Gare is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gare 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 Gare from other places

Gare lies about 21 km from Bastar. 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 Gare
Tehsil headquarters Makdi 21 km
District headquarters Bastar 21 km
Nearest town Jagdalpur 36 km

Villages closest to Gare

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Makdi 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 Gare

As per the Census of India 2011, Gare village had a population of 958. That makes it the 45th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,041 residents.

Gare village has 470 males and 488 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gare has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Gare is 494661. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gare covers 1315.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gare falls under Makdi tehsil of Bastar district in Chhattisgarh.

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

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

Gare 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.

Gare is in Makdi tehsil of Bastar district. Makdi is about 21 km away. Bastar is about 21 km away. Jagdalpur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhatodi (13 km), Balenga (17 km) and Tarai Beda (17 km).

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

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