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About Garha Village

Garha is one of the larger villages in Khaga tehsil, in the district of Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,310, made up of 8,699 males and 7,611 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 4579 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 212658, 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 Fatehpur
Tehsil Khaga
Pincode 212658
Area (hectares) 4579 hectares
Population 16,310
Male Population 8,699
Female Population 7,611
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garha compares

By the 2011 count Garha is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents. Its 4579 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

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 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 Garha from other places

Garha lies about 43 km from Fatehpur, and the nearest railway station is Katoghan, about 20 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 Katoghan 20 km
Tehsil headquarters Khaga 21 km
District headquarters Fatehpur 43 km

Villages closest to Garha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Khaga 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 16,310. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,517 residents.

Garha village has 8,699 males and 7,611 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garha has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 921.

The pincode recorded for Garha is 212658. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garha covers 4579 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garha falls under Khaga tehsil of Fatehpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garha is Katoghan, about 20 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 Garha.

Garha is about 43 km from Fatehpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garha is in Khaga tehsil of Fatehpur district. Katoghan is about 20 km away. Khaga is about 21 km away. Fatehpur is about 43 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tihar (1.8 km), Gursandi (3.3 km) and Ekdala (3.8 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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