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About Garkabhonga Village

Garkabhonga is a small village in Tumsar tehsil, in the district of Bhandara, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 138, made up of 61 males and 77 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,262 females per 1000 males. The village covers 283.95 hectares hectares.

Garkabhonga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garkabhonga village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Bhandara
Tehsil Tumsar
Area (hectares) 283.95 hectares
Population 138
Male Population 61
Female Population 77
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,262
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Garkabhonga compares

By the 2011 count Garkabhonga is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents. Its 283.95 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Garkabhonga

Garkabhonga is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garkabhonga 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garkabhonga from other places

Garkabhonga lies about 37 km from Bhandara, and the nearest railway station is Chicholi, about 6.3 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 Garkabhonga
Nearest railway station Chicholi 6.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Tumsar 15 km
District headquarters Bhandara 37 km

Villages closest to Garkabhonga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garkabhonga village had a population of 138. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,322 residents.

Garkabhonga village has 61 males and 77 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garkabhonga has about 1262 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Garkabhonga covers 283.95 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.

Garkabhonga falls under Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Garkabhonga is Chicholi, about 6.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Garkabhonga.

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

Garkabhonga is in Tumsar tehsil of Bhandara district. Chicholi is about 6.3 km away. Tumsar is about 15 km away. Bhandara 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 Mothagaon (under 2 km), Asalpani (under 2 km) and Laxmipur Hamesha (2.3 km).

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

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