About Garighat Village

Garighat is a mid sized village in Farsabahar tehsil, in the district of Jashpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 755, made up of 381 males and 374 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 652.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 496242, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garighat Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garighat village
Description	Value
State	Chhattisgarh
District	Jashpur
Tehsil	Farsabahar
Pincode	496242
Area (hectares)	652.12 hectares
Population	755
Male Population	381
Female Population	374
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garighat compares

By the 2011 count Garighat is the 55th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents. Its 652.12 hectares work out to about 1.2 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 1030.

Getting to Garighat

Garighat is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Garighat 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 Dandbandhi, Dhourasand, Dongadarha and Dumaria. 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.

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Common questions about Garighat

As per the Census of India 2011, Garighat village had a population of 755. That makes it the 55th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,101 residents.

Garighat village has 381 males and 374 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garighat has about 982 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 1030.

The pincode recorded for Garighat is 496242. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garighat covers 652.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garighat falls under Farsabahar tehsil of Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Garighat 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 Garighat.

Garighat is in Farsabahar tehsil of Jashpur 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.