About Gara Village

Gara is a large village in Shergarh tehsil, in the district of Jodhpur, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,657, made up of 1,854 males and 1,803 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1856 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 342022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gara village
Description	Value
State	Rajasthan
District	Jodhpur
Tehsil	Shergarh
Pincode	342022
Area (hectares)	1856 hectares
Population	3,657
Male Population	1,854
Female Population	1,803
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gara compares

By the 2011 count Gara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 908 residents. Its 1856 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 907.

Getting to Gara

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

Gara lies about 70 km from Jodhpur, and the nearest railway station is Tivari, about 56 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	Shergarh	15 km
Nearest railway station	Tivari	56 km
Nearest town	Pokaran	66 km
District headquarters	Jodhpur	70 km

Villages closest to Gara

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

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Common questions about Gara

As per the Census of India 2011, Gara village had a population of 3,657. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 908 residents.

Gara village has 1,854 males and 1,803 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gara has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 907.

The pincode recorded for Gara is 342022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gara covers 1856 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gara falls under Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gara is Tivari, about 56 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 Gara.

Gara is about 70 km from Jodhpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gara is in Shergarh tehsil of Jodhpur district. Shergarh is about 15 km away. Tivari is about 56 km away. Pokaran is about 66 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.