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About Garda Village

Garda is a mid sized village in Alot tehsil, in the district of Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 660, made up of 336 males and 324 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 347.61 hectares hectares.

Garda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garda village
Description Value
State Madhya Pradesh
District Ratlam
Tehsil Alot
Area (hectares) 347.61 hectares
Population 660
Male Population 336
Female Population 324
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
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 Garda compares

By the 2011 count Garda is the 50th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 840 residents. Its 347.61 hectares work out to about 1.9 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, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Getting to Garda

Garda is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garda 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 Garda from other places

Garda lies about 78 km from Ratlam, and the nearest railway station is Thuria, about 3.4 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 railway station Thuria 3.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Alot 11 km
District headquarters Ratlam 78 km

Villages closest to Garda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Alot 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 660. That makes it the 50th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 840 residents.

Garda village has 336 males and 324 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garda has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 969.

Garda covers 347.61 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.

Garda falls under Alot tehsil of Ratlam district in Madhya Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garda is Thuria, about 3.4 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 Garda.

Garda is about 78 km from Ratlam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garda is in Alot tehsil of Ratlam district. Thuria is about 3.4 km away. Alot is about 11 km away. Ratlam is about 78 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandiya (under 2 km), Bajpur (2.2 km) and Arwalya Bhama (2.4 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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