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About Garobadha Village

Garobadha is a mid sized village in Selsella tehsil, in the district of West Garo Hills, Meghalaya. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,325, made up of 686 males and 639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. Its pincode is 794105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garobadha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garobadha village
Description Value
State Meghalaya
District West Garo Hills
Tehsil Selsella
Pincode 794105
Population 1,325
Male Population 686
Female Population 639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garobadha compares

By the 2011 count Garobadha is the 29th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 512 residents. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Garobadha

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

Garobadha lies about 14 km from West Garo Hills, and the nearest railway station is Dhubri, about 50 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 Garobadha
Tehsil headquarters Selsella 7.0 km
District headquarters West Garo Hills 14 km
Nearest town Mankāchar 17 km
Nearest railway station Dhubri 50 km

Villages closest to Garobadha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garobadha village had a population of 1,325. That makes it the 29th largest of the 331 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 512 residents.

Garobadha village has 686 males and 639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garobadha has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Garobadha is 794105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garobadha falls under Selsella tehsil of West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya.

The nearest railway station to Garobadha is Dhubri, about 50 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 village for Garobadha.

Garobadha is about 14 km from West Garo Hills in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garobadha is in Selsella tehsil of West Garo Hills district. Selsella is about 7.0 km away. West Garo Hills is about 14 km away. Mankāchar is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Selsella (7.0 km), Rongranggiri (9.8 km) and Rongsanggre (9.8 km).

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

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