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About Garha Village

Garha is a large village in Salon tehsil, in the district of Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,060, made up of 1,068 males and 992 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 229307, 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 Rae Bareli
Tehsil Salon
Pincode 229307
Area (hectares) 342.66 hectares
Population 2,060
Male Population 1,068
Female Population 992
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
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 Garha compares

By the 2011 count Garha is the 73rd largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents. Its 342.66 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Garha

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

Garha lies about 50 km from Rae Bareli, and the nearest railway station is Talakhajuri, about 18 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 town Lālganj 10 km
Nearest railway station Talakhajuri 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Salon 23 km
District headquarters Rae Bareli 50 km

Villages closest to Garha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Salon 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 2,060. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 254 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,851 residents.

Garha village has 1,068 males and 992 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garha has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Garha is 229307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garha covers 342.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garha falls under Salon tehsil of Rae Bareli district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garha is Talakhajuri, about 18 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 Garha.

Garha is about 50 km from Rae Bareli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garha is in Salon tehsil of Rae Bareli district. Lālganj is about 10 km away. Talakhajuri is about 18 km away. Salon is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dostpur Burhwara (3.4 km), Itara (3.4 km) and Patti Ashanandpur (4.3 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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