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About Garadu Village

Garadu is one of the larger villages in Jhalod tehsil, in the district of Dohad, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 10,088, made up of 5,148 males and 4,940 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1979.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 389170, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garadu village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Dohad
Tehsil Jhalod
Pincode 389170
Area (hectares) 1979.82 hectares
Population 10,088
Male Population 5,148
Female Population 4,940
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Garadu compares

By the 2011 count Garadu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents. Its 1979.82 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 985.

Getting to Garadu

Garadu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Garadu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garadu from other places

Garadu lies about 54 km from Dohad, and the nearest railway station is Jekot, about 46 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 Garadu
Tehsil headquarters Jhalod 23 km
Nearest town Jhālod 23 km
Nearest railway station Jekot 46 km
District headquarters Dohad 54 km

Villages closest to Garadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garadu village had a population of 10,088. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,921 residents.

Garadu village has 5,148 males and 4,940 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garadu has about 960 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 985.

The pincode recorded for Garadu is 389170. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garadu covers 1979.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garadu falls under Jhalod tehsil of Dohad district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Garadu is Jekot, about 46 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Garadu.

Garadu is about 54 km from Dohad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garadu is in Jhalod tehsil of Dohad district. Jhalod is about 23 km away. Jhālod is about 23 km away. Jekot is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Valunda (2.3 km), Boda Dungar (3.4 km) and Dhara Dungar (3.4 km).

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

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