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About Garawand Village

Garawand is a small village in Narayanpur tehsil, in the district of Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 279, made up of 121 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,306 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494661, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garawand Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garawand village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Narayanpur
Tehsil Narayanpur
Pincode 494661
Area (hectares) 135.17 hectares
Population 279
Male Population 121
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,306
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garawand compares

By the 2011 count Garawand is the 98th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 478 residents. Its 135.17 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

Getting to Garawand

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

Garawand lies about 5.7 km from Narayanpur, and the nearest railway station is Antagarh, about 47 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
Tehsil headquarters Narayanpur 5.7 km
Nearest town Nārāinpur 5.7 km
Nearest railway station Antagarh 47 km

Villages closest to Garawand

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garawand village had a population of 279. That makes it the 98th largest of the 169 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 478 residents.

Garawand village has 121 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garawand has about 1306 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1025.

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

Garawand covers 135.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garawand falls under Narayanpur tehsil of Narayanpur district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Garawand is Antagarh, about 47 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 <5 km distance for Garawand.

Garawand is about 5.7 km from Narayanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garawand is in Narayanpur tehsil of Narayanpur district. Narayanpur is about 5.7 km away. Nārāinpur is about 5.7 km away. Antagarh is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garhbengal (2.3 km), Kumhali (2.6 km) and Bagdongri (3.4 km).

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

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