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About Gara Village

Gara is a mid sized village in Kamdara tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,331, made up of 656 males and 675 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,029 females per 1000 males. The village covers 705 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835227, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Kamdara
Pincode 835227
Area (hectares) 705 hectares
Population 1,331
Male Population 656
Female Population 675
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,029
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gara compares

By the 2011 count Gara is the 13th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 874 residents. Its 705 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Gara

Gara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gara as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gara from other places

Gara lies about 37 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Pakra, about 9.5 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 Gara
Tehsil headquarters Kamdara 5.6 km
Nearest railway station Pakra 9.5 km
District headquarters Gumla 37 km
Nearest town Gumlā 37 km

Villages closest to Gara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gara village had a population of 1,331. That makes it the 13th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 874 residents.

Gara village has 656 males and 675 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gara has about 1029 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Gara is 835227. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gara covers 705 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gara falls under Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gara is Pakra, about 9.5 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 <5 km distance for Gara.

Gara is about 37 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gara is in Kamdara tehsil of Gumla district. Kamdara is about 5.6 km away. Pakra is about 9.5 km away. Gumla is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Loenga (2.0 km), Murga (2.3 km) and Karichuan (2.6 km).

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

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