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About Garda Village

Garda is a mid sized village in Aklera tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,197, made up of 616 males and 581 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 866.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326039, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garda village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Aklera
Pincode 326039
Area (hectares) 866.85 hectares
Population 1,197
Male Population 616
Female Population 581
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 943
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garda compares

By the 2011 count Garda is the 24th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 667 residents. Its 866.85 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Garda

Garda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Garda as Available within village. 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 Garda from other places

Garda lies about 49 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 41 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 Garda
Tehsil headquarters Aklera 18 km
Nearest railway station Jhalarapatan 41 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 49 km

Villages closest to Garda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garda village had a population of 1,197. That makes it the 24th largest of the 221 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 667 residents.

Garda village has 616 males and 581 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garda has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Garda is 326039. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garda covers 866.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garda falls under Aklera tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Garda is Jhalarapatan, about 41 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Garda.

Garda is about 49 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garda is in Aklera tehsil of Jhalawar district. Aklera is about 18 km away. Jhalarapatan is about 41 km away. Jhalawar is about 49 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talab Bhalti (1.8 km), Bor Kheri Goojran (2.0 km) and Napanya (2.1 km).

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

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