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About Garda Village

Garda is a small village in Antagarh tehsil, in the district of Uttar Bastar Kanker, Chhattisgarh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 146, made up of 75 males and 71 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 947 females per 1000 males. The village covers 191.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 494010, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garda village
Description Value
State Chhattisgarh
District Uttar Bastar Kanker
Tehsil Antagarh
Pincode 494010
Area (hectares) 191.95 hectares
Population 146
Male Population 75
Female Population 71
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 947
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garda compares

By the 2011 count Garda is the 156th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 380 residents. Its 191.95 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Garda

Garda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Garda as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Garda from other places

Garda lies about 16 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker. 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 Garda
Tehsil headquarters Antagarh 8.4 km
District headquarters Uttar Bastar Kanker 16 km
Nearest town Kānker 32 km

Villages closest to Garda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garda village had a population of 146. That makes it the 156th largest of the 185 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 380 residents.

Garda village has 75 males and 71 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garda has about 947 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Garda is 494010. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garda covers 191.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garda falls under Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district in Chhattisgarh.

The census record for Garda 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 5 - 10 km distance for Garda.

Garda is about 16 km from Uttar Bastar Kanker in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garda is in Antagarh tehsil of Uttar Bastar Kanker district. Antagarh is about 8.4 km away. Uttar Bastar Kanker is about 16 km away. Kānker is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Matla (1.6 km), Hurrapijodi (1.7 km) and Badepijodi (2.6 km).

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

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