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About Garaha Village

Garaha is a mid sized village in Lalganj tehsil, in the district of Azamgarh, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,143, made up of 544 males and 599 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 95.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 276302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garaha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garaha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Azamgarh
Tehsil Lalganj
Pincode 276302
Area (hectares) 95.77 hectares
Population 1,143
Male Population 544
Female Population 599
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,101
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 Garaha compares

By the 2011 count Garaha is the 171st largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents. Its 95.77 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1080.

Getting to Garaha

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

Garaha lies about 150 km from Azamgarh, and the nearest railway station is Talakhajuri, about 18 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 Garaha
Tehsil headquarters Lalganj 10 km
Nearest town Lālganj 10 km
Nearest railway station Talakhajuri 18 km
District headquarters Azamgarh 150 km

Villages closest to Garaha

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garaha village had a population of 1,143. That makes it the 171st largest of the 484 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,120 residents.

Garaha village has 544 males and 599 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garaha has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1080.

The pincode recorded for Garaha is 276302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garaha covers 95.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garaha falls under Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garaha is Talakhajuri, about 18 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 Garaha.

Garaha is about 150 km from Azamgarh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garaha is in Lalganj tehsil of Azamgarh district. Lalganj is about 10 km away. Lālganj is about 10 km away. Talakhajuri is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhojpur (2.2 km), Kota Bujurg (2.6 km) and Kota Khurd (2.6 km).

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

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