About Garh Village

Garh is a mid sized village in Rajgarh tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 571, made up of 325 males and 246 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 757 females per 1000 males. The village covers 964 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301410, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garh village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Alwar
Tehsil	Rajgarh
Pincode	301410
Area (hectares)	964 hectares
Population	571
Male Population	325
Female Population	246
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	757
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garh compares

By the 2011 count Garh is the 170th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents. Its 964 hectares work out to about 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 883.

Getting to Garh

Garh is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garh as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Garh from other places

Garh lies about 28 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Dhigawara, about 11 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 Garh
Nearest railway station	Dhigawara	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajgarh	14 km
Nearest town	Rājgarh	14 km
District headquarters	Alwar	28 km

Villages closest to Garh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garh village had a population of 571. That makes it the 170th largest of the 240 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,349 residents.

Garh village has 325 males and 246 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garh has about 757 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 883.

The pincode recorded for Garh is 301410. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garh covers 964 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garh falls under Rajgarh tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Garh is Dhigawara, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance for Garh.

Garh is about 28 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garh is in Rajgarh tehsil of Alwar district. Dhigawara is about 11 km away. Rajgarh is about 14 km away. Rājgarh is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.