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About Garkaptha M Village

Garkaptha M is a mid sized village in Sironcha tehsil, in the district of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 531, made up of 265 males and 266 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.56 hectares hectares.

Garkaptha M Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garkaptha M village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gadchiroli
Tehsil Sironcha
Area (hectares) 161.56 hectares
Population 531
Male Population 265
Female Population 266
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garkaptha M compares

By the 2011 count Garkaptha M is the 44th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 591 residents. Its 161.56 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Garkaptha M

Garkaptha M is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Garkaptha M as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Garkaptha M from other places

Garkaptha M lies about 144 km from Gadchiroli, and the nearest railway station is Mandamari, about 54 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 Garkaptha M
Tehsil headquarters Sironcha 4.5 km
Nearest town Chinnūr 20 km
Nearest railway station Mandamari 54 km
District headquarters Gadchiroli 144 km

Villages closest to Garkaptha M

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Sironcha 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 Garkaptha M

As per the Census of India 2011, Garkaptha M village had a population of 531. That makes it the 44th largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 591 residents.

Garkaptha M village has 265 males and 266 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garkaptha M has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1015.

Garkaptha M covers 161.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garkaptha M falls under Sironcha tehsil of Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Garkaptha M is Mandamari, about 54 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Garkaptha M.

Garkaptha M is about 144 km from Gadchiroli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garkaptha M is in Sironcha tehsil of Gadchiroli district. Sironcha is about 4.5 km away. Chinnūr is about 20 km away. Mandamari is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Amravati Mal (under 2 km), Rangayapalli Patch (under 2 km) and Rangayapalli W B (under 2 km).

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

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