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About Garra Village

Garra is a mid sized village in Thanakhamria tehsil, in the district of Durg, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 967, made up of 491 males and 476 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 712.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491335, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Durg
Tehsil Thanakhamria
Pincode 491335
Area (hectares) 712.23 hectares
Population 967
Male Population 491
Female Population 476
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garra compares

By the 2011 count Garra is the 32nd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 915 residents. Its 712.23 hectares work out to about 1.4 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Garra

Garra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Garra 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. The nearest villages by name are Chikhali, Danganiya, Darri and Dhekapur. 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 Garra

As per the Census of India 2011, Garra village had a population of 967. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 915 residents.

Garra village has 491 males and 476 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garra has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Garra is 491335. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garra covers 712.23 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.

Garra falls under Thanakhamria tehsil of Durg district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Garra 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 Garra.

Garra is in Thanakhamria tehsil of Durg 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 Garra today is likely to be higher.

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