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About Garetha Village

Garetha is a mid sized village in Meja tehsil, in the district of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,543, made up of 808 males and 735 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 910 females per 1000 males. The village covers 127.16 hectares hectares.

Garetha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garetha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Allahabad
Tehsil Meja
Area (hectares) 127.16 hectares
Population 1,543
Male Population 808
Female Population 735
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 910
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Garetha compares

By the 2011 count Garetha is the 121st largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents. Its 127.16 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Getting to Garetha

Garetha is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garetha 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garetha from other places

Garetha lies about 46 km from Allahabad, and the nearest railway station is Unchdih, about 3.0 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 Garetha
Nearest railway station Unchdih 3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Meja 9.3 km
Nearest town Gyānpur 33 km
District headquarters Allahabad 46 km

Villages closest to Garetha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garetha village had a population of 1,543. That makes it the 121st largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,603 residents.

Garetha village has 808 males and 735 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garetha has about 910 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 919.

Garetha covers 127.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garetha falls under Meja tehsil of Allahabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garetha is Unchdih, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Garetha.

Garetha is about 46 km from Allahabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garetha is in Meja tehsil of Allahabad district. Unchdih is about 3.0 km away. Meja is about 9.3 km away. Gyānpur is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dighiya (under 2 km), Andhi (under 2 km) and Monai (1.6 km).

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

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