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About Garada Village

Garada is a small village in Goregaon tehsil, in the district of Gondiya, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 224, made up of 117 males and 107 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 844.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441807, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garada Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garada village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Gondiya
Tehsil Goregaon
Pincode 441807
Area (hectares) 844.5 hectares
Population 224
Male Population 117
Female Population 107
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Garada compares

By the 2011 count Garada is the 85th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents. Its 844.5 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Garada

Garada is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garada as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Garada from other places

Garada lies about 18 km from Gondiya, and the nearest railway station is Hirdamali, about 5.4 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 Garada
Nearest railway station Hirdamali 5.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Goregaon 6.4 km
District headquarters Gondiya 18 km
Nearest town Gondiā 18 km

Villages closest to Garada

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garada village had a population of 224. That makes it the 85th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,338 residents.

Garada village has 117 males and 107 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garada has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Garada is 441807. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garada covers 844.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garada falls under Goregaon tehsil of Gondiya district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Garada is Hirdamali, about 5.4 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 10+ km distance for Garada.

Garada is about 18 km from Gondiya in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garada is in Goregaon tehsil of Gondiya district. Hirdamali is about 5.4 km away. Goregaon is about 6.4 km away. Gondiya is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Girola (under 2 km), Pindakepar (2.9 km) and Palewada (3.5 km).

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

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