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About Garhi Village

Garhi is a mid sized village in Bhinga tehsil, in the district of Shrawasti, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,893, made up of 1,013 males and 880 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 284.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 271831, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhi village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Shrawasti
Tehsil Bhinga
Pincode 271831
Area (hectares) 284.46 hectares
Population 1,893
Male Population 1,013
Female Population 880
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 869
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 compares

By the 2011 count Garhi is the 142nd largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents. Its 284.46 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 873.

Getting to Garhi

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

Garhi lies about 14 km from Shrawasti, and the nearest railway station is Jharkhandi, about 26 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
Tehsil headquarters Bhinga 14 km
District headquarters Shrawasti 14 km
Nearest railway station Jharkhandi 26 km

Villages closest to Garhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhi village had a population of 1,893. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 277 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,333 residents.

Garhi village has 1,013 males and 880 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhi has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 873.

The pincode recorded for Garhi is 271831. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garhi covers 284.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garhi falls under Bhinga tehsil of Shrawasti district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garhi is Jharkhandi, about 26 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.

Garhi is about 14 km from Shrawasti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhi is in Bhinga tehsil of Shrawasti district. Bhinga is about 14 km away. Shrawasti is about 14 km away. Jharkhandi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhikhpur Tarai (under 2 km), Amarahwa (under 2 km) and Parsia Raja (under 2 km).

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

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