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About Gara Gaon Village

Gara Gaon is a small village in Jhalrapatan tehsil, in the district of Jhalawar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 491, made up of 244 males and 247 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 326022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gara Gaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gara Gaon village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jhalawar
Tehsil Jhalrapatan
Pincode 326022
Area (hectares) 144.55 hectares
Population 491
Male Population 244
Female Population 247
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
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 Gara Gaon compares

By the 2011 count Gara Gaon is the 175th largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 717 residents. Its 144.55 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

Getting to Gara Gaon

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

Gara Gaon lies about 22 km from Jhalawar, and the nearest railway station is Jhalarapatan, about 14 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 Gaon
Nearest railway station Jhalarapatan 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Jhalrapatan 16 km
Nearest town Jhālrapātan 16 km
District headquarters Jhalawar 22 km

Villages closest to Gara Gaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gara Gaon village had a population of 491. That makes it the 175th largest of the 318 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 717 residents.

Gara Gaon village has 244 males and 247 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gara Gaon has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 960.

The pincode recorded for Gara Gaon is 326022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gara Gaon covers 144.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gara Gaon falls under Jhalrapatan tehsil of Jhalawar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gara Gaon is Jhalarapatan, about 14 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 Gara Gaon.

Gara Gaon is about 22 km from Jhalawar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gara Gaon is in Jhalrapatan tehsil of Jhalawar district. Jhalarapatan is about 14 km away. Jhalrapatan is about 16 km away. Jhālrapātan is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koli (under 2 km), Bhavpura (under 2 km) and Napanya Goojaran (1.5 km).

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

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