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About Garra Village

Garra is a mid sized village in Mandro tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,871, made up of 946 males and 925 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 133 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Mandro
Pincode 816109
Area (hectares) 133 hectares
Population 1,871
Male Population 946
Female Population 925
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garra compares

By the 2011 count Garra is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 427 residents. Its 133 hectares work out to about 14 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Garra

Garra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garra as Available within <5 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 Garra from other places

Garra lies about 16 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 8.0 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 Garra
Tehsil headquarters Mandro 4.8 km
Nearest railway station Mirza Cheuki Railway Station 8.0 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 16 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 16 km

Villages closest to Garra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garra village had a population of 1,871. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 427 residents.

Garra village has 946 males and 925 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garra has about 978 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Garra is 816109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garra covers 133 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 14 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garra falls under Mandro tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Garra is Mirza Cheuki Railway Station, about 8.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Garra.

Garra is about 16 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garra is in Mandro tehsil of Sahibganj district. Mandro is about 4.8 km away. Mirza Cheuki Railway Station is about 8.0 km away. Sahibganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dayalpur (under 2 km), Kohiabara (under 2 km) and Kamaldaha (under 2 km).

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

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