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About Gari Nanda Village

Gari Nanda is a small village in Akhnoor tehsil, in the district of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 378, made up of 188 males and 190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 22.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 181202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gari Nanda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gari Nanda village
Description Value
State Jammu and Kashmir
District Jammu
Tehsil Akhnoor
Pincode 181202
Area (hectares) 22.2 hectares
Population 378
Male Population 188
Female Population 190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gari Nanda compares

By the 2011 count Gari Nanda is the 161st 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 22.2 hectares work out to about 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

Getting to Gari Nanda

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

Gari Nanda lies about 21 km from Jammu, and the nearest railway station is Vijaypur Jammu, about 5.0 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 Gari Nanda
Nearest railway station Vijaypur Jammu 5.0 km
Nearest town Sāmba 9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Akhnoor 21 km
District headquarters Jammu 21 km

Villages closest to Gari Nanda

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.

Common questions about Gari Nanda

As per the Census of India 2011, Gari Nanda village had a population of 378. That makes it the 161st largest of the 207 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,057 residents.

Gari Nanda village has 188 males and 190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gari Nanda has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Gari Nanda is 181202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gari Nanda covers 22.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 17 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gari Nanda falls under Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district in Jammu and Kashmir.

The nearest railway station to Gari Nanda is Vijaypur Jammu, about 5.0 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gari Nanda.

Gari Nanda is about 21 km from Jammu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gari Nanda is in Akhnoor tehsil of Jammu district. Vijaypur Jammu is about 5.0 km away. Sāmba is about 9.6 km away. Akhnoor is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Garar (under 2 km), Garatal (under 2 km) and Gee Garial (under 2 km).

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

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