About Garh Village

Garh is a small village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 211, made up of 108 males and 103 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garh village
Description	Value
State	Jammu and Kashmir
District	Jammu
Tehsil	Akhnoor
Pincode	181201
Area (hectares)	27.9 hectares
Population	211
Male Population	108
Female Population	103
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garh compares

By the 2011 count Garh is the 185th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents. Its 27.9 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Garh

Garh is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Garh as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Garh from other places

Garh lies about 9.0 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Bajalta, about 5.7 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 Garh
Nearest railway station	Bajalta	5.7 km
Nearest town	Jammu Cantonment	8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Akhnoor	9.0 km
District headquarters	Jammu	9.0 km

Villages closest to Garh

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

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Common questions about Garh

As per the Census of India 2011, Garh village had a population of 211. That makes it the 185th largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Garh village has 108 males and 103 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garh has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Garh is 181201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garh covers 27.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garh falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Garh is Bajalta, about 5.7 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 within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Garh.

Garh is about 9.0 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garh is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Bajalta is about 5.7 km away. Jammu Cantonment is about 8.7 km away. Akhnoor is about 9.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.