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About Garasani Village

Garasani is a large village in Bhopalgarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,030, made up of 1,575 males and 1,455 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2170.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342901, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garasani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garasani village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Jodhpur
Tehsil Bhopalgarh
Pincode 342901
Area (hectares) 2170.05 hectares
Population 3,030
Male Population 1,575
Female Population 1,455
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garasani compares

By the 2011 count Garasani is the 32nd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents. Its 2170.05 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, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Garasani

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

Garasani lies about 85 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Gotan, about 17 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 Garasani
Nearest railway station Gotan 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhopalgarh 21 km
Nearest town Kuchera 40 km
District headquarters Jodhpur 85 km

Villages closest to Garasani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garasani village had a population of 3,030. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 157 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,030 residents.

Garasani village has 1,575 males and 1,455 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garasani has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Garasani is 342901. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garasani covers 2170.05 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.

Garasani falls under Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Garasani is Gotan, about 17 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 Garasani.

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

Garasani is in Bhopalgarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Gotan is about 17 km away. Bhopalgarh is about 21 km away. Kuchera is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Govindpura (2.5 km), Rampura (3.3 km) and Dadmi (3.7 km).

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

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