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About Garhi Kargaon Village

Garhi Kargaon is a mid sized village in Tahrauli tehsil, in the district of Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,403, made up of 775 males and 628 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 810 females per 1000 males. The village covers 749.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 284202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garhi Kargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhi Kargaon village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Jhansi
Tehsil Tahrauli
Pincode 284202
Area (hectares) 749.31 hectares
Population 1,403
Male Population 775
Female Population 628
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 810
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garhi Kargaon compares

By the 2011 count Garhi Kargaon is the 42nd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents. Its 749.31 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

Getting to Garhi Kargaon

Garhi Kargaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garhi Kargaon as Available within 10+ 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 Garhi Kargaon from other places

Garhi Kargaon lies about 47 km from Jhansi, and the nearest railway station is Nandkhas, 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 Garhi Kargaon
Tehsil headquarters Tahrauli 4.8 km
Nearest town Gursarāi 16 km
Nearest railway station Nandkhas 20 km
District headquarters Jhansi 47 km

Villages closest to Garhi Kargaon

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tahrauli 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 Garhi Kargaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhi Kargaon village had a population of 1,403. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 133 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,242 residents.

Garhi Kargaon village has 775 males and 628 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhi Kargaon has about 810 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 899.

The pincode recorded for Garhi Kargaon is 284202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garhi Kargaon covers 749.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garhi Kargaon falls under Tahrauli tehsil of Jhansi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garhi Kargaon is Nandkhas, 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Garhi Kargaon.

Garhi Kargaon is about 47 km from Jhansi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhi Kargaon is in Tahrauli tehsil of Jhansi district. Tahrauli is about 4.8 km away. Gursarāi is about 16 km away. Nandkhas 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 Ghuraiya (2.0 km), Jhala (3.4 km) and Raniyara (3.9 km).

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

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