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About Gara Village

Gara is a small village in Naina Devi tehsil, in the district of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 316, made up of 173 males and 143 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 827 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 174310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gara village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Bilaspur
Tehsil Naina Devi
Pincode 174310
Area (hectares) 227 hectares
Population 316
Male Population 173
Female Population 143
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 827
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gara compares

By the 2011 count Gara is the 52nd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 320 residents. Its 227 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

Getting to Gara

Gara is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gara as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Gara from other places

Gara lies about 8.8 km from Bilaspur, and the nearest railway station is Gatora, about 5.8 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 Gara
Nearest railway station Gatora 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Naina Devi 8.8 km
District headquarters Bilaspur 8.8 km
Nearest town Bilāspur 8.8 km

Villages closest to Gara

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Naina Devi 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 Gara

As per the Census of India 2011, Gara village had a population of 316. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 142 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 320 residents.

Gara village has 173 males and 143 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gara has about 827 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 938.

The pincode recorded for Gara is 174310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gara covers 227 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gara falls under Naina Devi tehsil of Bilaspur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Gara is Gatora, about 5.8 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 within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gara.

Gara is about 8.8 km from Bilaspur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gara is in Naina Devi tehsil of Bilaspur district. Gatora is about 5.8 km away. Naina Devi is about 8.8 km away. Bilaspur is about 8.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khairian (1.6 km), Chilat (2.4 km) and Tikri (7.1 km).

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

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