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About Garothan Village

Garothan is a mid sized village in Shahganj tehsil, in the district of Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,236, made up of 604 males and 632 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 79.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 222139, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garothan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garothan village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jaunpur
Tehsil Shahganj
Pincode 222139
Area (hectares) 79.37 hectares
Population 1,236
Male Population 604
Female Population 632
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,046
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 Garothan compares

By the 2011 count Garothan is the 200th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 79.37 hectares work out to about 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Garothan

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

Garothan lies about 20 km from Jaunpur, and the nearest railway station is Kheta Sarai, about 8.5 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 Garothan
Nearest railway station Kheta Sarai 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Shahganj 16 km
Nearest town Shāhganj 16 km
District headquarters Jaunpur 20 km

Villages closest to Garothan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garothan village had a population of 1,236. That makes it the 200th largest of the 491 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Garothan village has 604 males and 632 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garothan has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Garothan is 222139. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garothan covers 79.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 16 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Garothan falls under Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garothan is Kheta Sarai, about 8.5 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 Garothan.

Garothan is about 20 km from Jaunpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garothan is in Shahganj tehsil of Jaunpur district. Kheta Sarai is about 8.5 km away. Shahganj is about 16 km away. Shāhganj is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nadauli (under 2 km), Khudabandpur (under 2 km) and Bansipur (under 2 km).

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

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