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About Garha Village

Garha is a mid sized village in Harraiya tehsil, in the district of Basti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,171, made up of 625 males and 546 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 874 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 272137, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Basti
Tehsil Harraiya
Pincode 272137
Area (hectares) 135.51 hectares
Population 1,171
Male Population 625
Female Population 546
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 874
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 Garha compares

By the 2011 count Garha is the 172nd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 641 residents. Its 135.51 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Garha

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

Garha lies about 60 km from Basti, and the nearest railway station is Lehra, about 5.9 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 Lehra 5.9 km
Nearest town Mehndāwal 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Harraiya 20 km
District headquarters Basti 60 km

Villages closest to Garha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Harraiya 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 1,171. That makes it the 172nd largest of the 1332 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 641 residents.

Garha village has 625 males and 546 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garha has about 874 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Garha is 272137. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garha covers 135.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garha falls under Harraiya tehsil of Basti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garha is Lehra, about 5.9 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 Garha.

Garha is about 60 km from Basti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garha is in Harraiya tehsil of Basti district. Lehra is about 5.9 km away. Mehndāwal is about 19 km away. Harraiya is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Naipura (under 2 km), Baihar (under 2 km) and Kashipur (1.5 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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