About Garda Village

Garda is a small village in Bhawnathpur tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 290, made up of 146 males and 144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 596.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garda village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Bhawnathpur
Pincode	822112
Area (hectares)	596.79 hectares
Population	290
Male Population	146
Female Population	144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	986
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
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 among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,965 residents. Its 596.79 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Garda

Garda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garda as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 26 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Daltonganj, about 5.3 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 Garda
Nearest town	Medininagar	4.7 km
Nearest railway station	Daltonganj	5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Bhawnathpur	26 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	26 km

Villages closest to Garda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garda village had a population of 290. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,965 residents.

Garda village has 146 males and 144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garda has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 919.

The pincode recorded for Garda is 822112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garda covers 596.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garda falls under Bhawnathpur tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Garda is Daltonganj, about 5.3 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Garda.

Garda is about 26 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garda is in Bhawnathpur tehsil of Garhwa district. Medininagar is about 4.7 km away. Daltonganj is about 5.3 km away. Bhawnathpur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.