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About Gara Village

Gara is a mid sized village in Bagidora tehsil, in the district of Banswara, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 920, made up of 470 males and 450 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 386 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 327601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gara village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Banswara
Tehsil Bagidora
Pincode 327601
Area (hectares) 386 hectares
Population 920
Male Population 470
Female Population 450
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
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 Gara compares

By the 2011 count Gara is the 158th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents. Its 386 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Gara

Gara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gara 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 Gara from other places

Gara lies about 32 km from Banswara, and the nearest railway station is Rentiya, about 51 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 Gara
Tehsil headquarters Bagidora 9.7 km
Nearest town Jhālod 26 km
District headquarters Banswara 32 km
Nearest railway station Rentiya 51 km

Villages closest to Gara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gara village had a population of 920. That makes it the 158th largest of the 301 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,215 residents.

Gara village has 470 males and 450 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gara has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Gara is 327601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gara covers 386 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gara falls under Bagidora tehsil of Banswara district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gara is Rentiya, about 51 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 Gara.

Gara is about 32 km from Banswara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gara is in Bagidora tehsil of Banswara district. Bagidora is about 9.7 km away. Jhālod is about 26 km away. Banswara is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ghatigara (under 2 km), Mahuri Khoonta (under 2 km) and Dhuliya Garh (1.6 km).

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

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