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About Garol Village

Garol is a mid sized village in Sankheda tehsil, in the district of Vadodara, Gujarat. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 811, made up of 440 males and 371 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 267.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 391125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garol Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garol village
Description Value
State Gujarat
District Vadodara
Tehsil Sankheda
Pincode 391125
Area (hectares) 267.24 hectares
Population 811
Male Population 440
Female Population 371
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 843
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Garol compares

By the 2011 count Garol is the 73rd largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 984 residents. Its 267.24 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Garol

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

Garol lies about 35 km from Vadodara, and the nearest railway station is Vadaj, about 5.9 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 Garol
Nearest railway station Vadaj 5.9 km
Nearest town Dabhoi 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankheda 14 km
District headquarters Vadodara 35 km

Villages closest to Garol

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garol village had a population of 811. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 179 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 984 residents.

Garol village has 440 males and 371 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garol has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Garol is 391125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garol covers 267.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garol falls under Sankheda tehsil of Vadodara district in Gujarat.

The nearest railway station to Garol is Vadaj, about 5.9 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 10+ km distance for Garol.

Garol is about 35 km from Vadodara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garol is in Sankheda tehsil of Vadodara district. Vadaj is about 5.9 km away. Dabhoi is about 11 km away. Sankheda is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chhatrapura (6.9 km), Rampura (6.9 km) and Virampura (6.9 km).

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

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