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About Garhijafar Village

Garhijafar is a large village in Tundla tehsil, in the district of Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,669, made up of 1,447 males and 1,222 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 845 females per 1000 males. The village covers 169.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 283204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garhijafar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhijafar village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Firozabad
Tehsil Tundla
Pincode 283204
Area (hectares) 169.08 hectares
Population 2,669
Male Population 1,447
Female Population 1,222
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 845
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Garhijafar compares

By the 2011 count Garhijafar is the 35th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,146 residents. Its 169.08 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 854.

Getting to Garhijafar

Garhijafar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garhijafar as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Garhijafar from other places

Garhijafar lies about 12 km from Firozabad, and the nearest railway station is Hirangaon, about 3.8 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 Garhijafar
Nearest railway station Hirangaon 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Tundla 5.7 km
Nearest town Tūndla 5.7 km
District headquarters Firozabad 12 km

Villages closest to Garhijafar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhijafar village had a population of 2,669. That makes it the 35th largest of the 94 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,146 residents.

Garhijafar village has 1,447 males and 1,222 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhijafar has about 845 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 854.

The pincode recorded for Garhijafar is 283204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garhijafar covers 169.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Garhijafar falls under Tundla tehsil of Firozabad district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garhijafar is Hirangaon, about 3.8 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Garhijafar.

Garhijafar is about 12 km from Firozabad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhijafar is in Tundla tehsil of Firozabad district. Hirangaon is about 3.8 km away. Tundla is about 5.7 km away. Tūndla is about 5.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siraulia (under 2 km), Tilokpur (under 2 km) and Hazratpur (under 2 km).

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

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