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About Garha Village

Garha is a mid sized village in Burhanpur tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 515, made up of 256 males and 259 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 65.7 hectares hectares.

Garha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Burhanpur
Area (hectares) 65.7 hectares
Population 515
Male Population 256
Female Population 259
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garha compares

By the 2011 count Garha is the 290th largest of the 454 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 967 residents. Its 65.7 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1047.

Getting to Garha

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

Garha lies about 102 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Mungara Badshahpur, about 9.1 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
Nearest railway station Mungara Badshahpur 9.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Burhanpur 10 km
Nearest town Machhlīshahr 17 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 102 km

Villages closest to Garha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Burhanpur 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 515. That makes it the 290th largest of the 454 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 967 residents.

Garha village has 256 males and 259 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garha has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1047.

Garha covers 65.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garha falls under Burhanpur tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garha is Mungara Badshahpur, about 9.1 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Garha.

Garha is about 102 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garha is in Burhanpur tehsil of Azamgarh district. Mungara Badshahpur is about 9.1 km away. Burhanpur is about 10 km away. Machhlīshahr is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhanipur (under 2 km), Karanpur (under 2 km) and Khem Karanpur (under 2 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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