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About Garh Village

Garh is a mid sized village in Pharenda tehsil, in the district of Mahrajganj, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,321, made up of 655 males and 666 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 122.8 hectares hectares.

Garh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garh village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Mahrajganj
Tehsil Pharenda
Area (hectares) 122.8 hectares
Population 1,321
Male Population 655
Female Population 666
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garh compares

By the 2011 count Garh is the 124th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents. Its 122.8 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Getting to Garh

Garh is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garh 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garh from other places

Garh lies about 28 km from Mahrajganj, and the nearest railway station is Lokvidyapith Nagar, about 8.2 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 Garh
Nearest railway station Lokvidyapith Nagar 8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Pharenda 11 km
Nearest town Mahārāganj 18 km
District headquarters Mahrajganj 28 km

Villages closest to Garh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garh village had a population of 1,321. That makes it the 124th largest of the 224 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents.

Garh village has 655 males and 666 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garh has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 920.

Garh covers 122.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garh falls under Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garh is Lokvidyapith Nagar, about 8.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Garh.

Garh is about 28 km from Mahrajganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garh is in Pharenda tehsil of Mahrajganj district. Lokvidyapith Nagar is about 8.2 km away. Pharenda is about 11 km away. Mahārāganj is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barat Garha (under 2 km), Bhagarhi (under 2 km) and Prithvipal Garh (under 2 km).

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

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