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About Garha Village

Garha is a large village in Phillaur tehsil, in the district of Jalandhar, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,869, made up of 1,565 males and 1,304 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 833 females per 1000 males. The village covers 106 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 144022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garha village
Description Value
State Punjab
District Jalandhar
Tehsil Phillaur
Pincode 144022
Area (hectares) 106 hectares
Population 2,869
Male Population 1,565
Female Population 1,304
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 833
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Garha compares

By the 2011 count Garha is the 28th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents. Its 106 hectares work out to about 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Garha

Garha is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Garha as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garha from other places

Garha lies about 40 km from Jalandhar, and the nearest railway station is Phillaur Junction, about under 2 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 Garha
Tehsil headquarters Phillaur under 2 km
Nearest railway station Phillaur Junction under 2 km
District headquarters Jalandhar 40 km

Villages closest to Garha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garha village had a population of 2,869. That makes it the 28th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,393 residents.

Garha village has 1,565 males and 1,304 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garha has about 833 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Garha is 144022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garha covers 106 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 27 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Garha falls under Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district in Punjab.

The nearest railway station to Garha is Phillaur Junction, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Garha.

Garha is about 40 km from Jalandhar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garha is in Phillaur tehsil of Jalandhar district. Phillaur is about under 2 km away. Phillaur Junction is about under 2 km away. Jalandhar is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bir Phillaur (under 2 km), Phillaur (under 2 km) and Phillaur Qilla (under 2 km).

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

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