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About Garha Village

Garha is a mid sized village in Gangdhar tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 910, made up of 453 males and 457 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 618.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garha village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Gangdhar
Pincode 326514
Area (hectares) 618.48 hectares
Population 910
Male Population 453
Female Population 457
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
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 Garha compares

By the 2011 count Garha is the 56th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 865 residents. Its 618.48 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

Getting to Garha

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

Garha lies about 85 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Talavli, about 26 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
Tehsil headquarters Gangdhar 24 km
Nearest railway station Talavli 26 km
Nearest town Agar 26 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 85 km

Villages closest to Garha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garha village had a population of 910. That makes it the 56th largest of the 181 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 865 residents.

Garha village has 453 males and 457 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garha has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 949.

The pincode recorded for Garha is 326514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garha covers 618.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garha falls under Gangdhar tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Garha is Talavli, about 26 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 Garha.

Garha is about 85 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garha is in Gangdhar tehsil of Jhalawar district. Gangdhar is about 24 km away. Talavli is about 26 km away. Agar is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagishpura (1.5 km), Girdharpura (2.8 km) and Chaukari Kalan (3.1 km).

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

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