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About Garra Village

Garra is a small village in Chhuikhadan tehsil, in the district of Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 487, made up of 246 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 192.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 491888, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garra village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Rajnandgaon
Tehsil Chhuikhadan
Pincode 491888
Area (hectares) 192.57 hectares
Population 487
Male Population 246
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garra compares

By the 2011 count Garra is the 129th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 694 residents. Its 192.57 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little 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 <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 Garra from other places

Garra lies about 60 km from Rajnandgaon, and the nearest railway station is Jatkanhar, about 52 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 Garra
Tehsil headquarters Chhuikhadan 12 km
Nearest town Khairāgarh 24 km
Nearest railway station Jatkanhar 52 km
District headquarters Rajnandgaon 60 km

Villages closest to Garra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garra village had a population of 487. That makes it the 129th largest of the 214 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 694 residents.

Garra village has 246 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garra has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Garra is 491888. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garra covers 192.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garra falls under Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district in Chhattisgarh.

The nearest railway station to Garra is Jatkanhar, about 52 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 Garra.

Garra is about 60 km from Rajnandgaon in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garra is in Chhuikhadan tehsil of Rajnandgaon district. Chhuikhadan is about 12 km away. Khairāgarh is about 24 km away. Jatkanhar is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhandarpur (under 2 km), Jujhara (under 2 km) and Patpar (under 2 km).

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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