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About Garh Basai Village

Garh Basai is a large village in Thanagazi tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,939, made up of 1,514 males and 1,425 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 962 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garh Basai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garh Basai village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Thanagazi
Pincode 301022
Area (hectares) 962 hectares
Population 2,939
Male Population 1,514
Female Population 1,425
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
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 Garh Basai compares

By the 2011 count Garh Basai is the 13th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,432 residents. Its 962 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

Getting to Garh Basai

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

Garh Basai 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 Basai
Nearest railway station Dhigawara 11 km
Nearest town Rājgarh 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Thanagazi 28 km
District headquarters Alwar 28 km

Villages closest to Garh Basai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garh Basai village had a population of 2,939. That makes it the 13th largest of the 163 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,432 residents.

Garh Basai village has 1,514 males and 1,425 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garh Basai has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, though that is a little above the tehsil average of 911.

The pincode recorded for Garh Basai is 301022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garh Basai covers 962 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garh Basai falls under Thanagazi tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Garh Basai 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Garh Basai.

Garh Basai 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 Basai is in Thanagazi tehsil of Alwar district. Dhigawara is about 11 km away. Rājgarh is about 14 km away. Thanagazi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ajabgarh (under 2 km), Kabli Garh (under 2 km) and Pratapgarh (under 2 km).

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

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