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About Garda Village

Garda is a mid sized village in Bijawar tehsil, in the district of Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 614, made up of 313 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 766.64 hectares hectares.

Garda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Chhatarpur
Tehsil Bijawar
Area (hectares) 766.64 hectares
Population 614
Male Population 313
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available

How Garda compares

By the 2011 count Garda is the 74th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 983 residents. Its 766.64 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 885.

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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garda from other places

Garda lies about 59 km from Chhatarpur, and the nearest railway station is Basari, about 47 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 Hatta 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Bijawar 31 km
Nearest railway station Basari 47 km
District headquarters Chhatarpur 59 km

Villages closest to Garda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garda village had a population of 614. That makes it the 74th largest of the 139 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 983 residents.

Garda village has 313 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garda has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 885.

Garda covers 766.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garda falls under Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garda is Basari, about 47 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available.

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 59 km from Chhatarpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garda is in Bijawar tehsil of Chhatarpur district. Hatta is about 29 km away. Bijawar is about 31 km away. Basari is about 47 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jhawarra (under 2 km), Chapner (under 2 km) and Nagda (2.3 km).

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

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