About Garha Village

Garha is a small village in Ludhiana West tehsil, in the district of Ludhiana, Punjab. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 176, made up of 90 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 174.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 142027, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garha village
Description	Value
State	Punjab
District	Ludhiana
Tehsil	Ludhiana West
Pincode	142027
Area (hectares)	174.82 hectares
Population	176
Male Population	90
Female Population	86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	956
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garha compares

By the 2011 count Garha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents. Its 174.82 hectares work out to about 1.0 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, well above the tehsil average of 898.

Getting to Garha

Garha is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 10+ 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 14 km from Ludhiana, 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
Nearest town	Phillaur	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Phillaur Junction	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ludhiana West	14 km
District headquarters	Ludhiana	14 km

Villages closest to Garha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ludhiana West 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.

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Common questions about Garha

As per the Census of India 2011, Garha village had a population of 176. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,180 residents.

Garha village has 90 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garha has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 898.

The pincode recorded for Garha is 142027. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garha covers 174.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garha falls under Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana 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 10+ 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 14 km from Ludhiana in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garha is in Ludhiana West tehsil of Ludhiana district. Phillaur is about under 2 km away. Phillaur Junction is about under 2 km away. Ludhiana West is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.