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About Garra Village

Garra is a mid sized village in Ramtek tehsil, in the district of Nagpur, Maharashtra. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 505, made up of 253 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 393.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 441401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garra village
Description Value
State Maharashtra
District Nagpur
Tehsil Ramtek
Pincode 441401
Area (hectares) 393.98 hectares
Population 505
Male Population 253
Female Population 252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
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 Garra compares

By the 2011 count Garra is the 76th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 939 residents. Its 393.98 hectares work out to about 1.3 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, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

Getting to Garra

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

Garra lies about 66 km from Nagpur, and the nearest railway station is Sukli, about 29 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 Garra
Nearest railway station Sukli 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Ramtek 31 km
Nearest town Rāmtek 31 km
District headquarters Nagpur 66 km

Villages closest to Garra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garra village had a population of 505. That makes it the 76th largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 939 residents.

Garra village has 253 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garra has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 961.

The pincode recorded for Garra is 441401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garra covers 393.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garra falls under Ramtek tehsil of Nagpur district in Maharashtra.

The nearest railway station to Garra is Sukli, about 29 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 Garra.

Garra is about 66 km from Nagpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garra is in Ramtek tehsil of Nagpur district. Sukli is about 29 km away. Ramtek is about 31 km away. Rāmtek is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khursapar (2.8 km), Manegaon Tek (2.8 km) and Bandra (3.3 km).

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

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