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About Garha Village

Garha is a mid sized village in Tilhar tehsil, in the district of Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 713, made up of 364 males and 349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.01 hectares hectares.

Garha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garha village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shahjahanpur
Tehsil Tilhar
Area (hectares) 195.01 hectares
Population 713
Male Population 364
Female Population 349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 959
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 Garha compares

By the 2011 count Garha is the 328th largest of the 541 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents. Its 195.01 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 855.

Getting to Garha

Garha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garha 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 Garha from other places

Garha lies about 21 km from Shahjahanpur, and the nearest railway station is Algawan, about 15 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 Kānt 11 km
Nearest railway station Algawan 15 km
District headquarters Shahjahanpur 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Tilhar 29 km

Villages closest to Garha

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Tilhar 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 713. That makes it the 328th largest of the 541 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,118 residents.

Garha village has 364 males and 349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garha has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 855.

Garha covers 195.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garha falls under Tilhar tehsil of Shahjahanpur district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garha is Algawan, about 15 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 Garha.

Garha is about 21 km from Shahjahanpur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garha is in Tilhar tehsil of Shahjahanpur district. Kānt is about 11 km away. Algawan is about 15 km away. Shahjahanpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madrua Patti Marena (under 2 km), Marena (under 2 km) and Khundari (5.0 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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