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About Garaegarh Village

Garaegarh is a mid sized village in Robertsganj tehsil, in the district of Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,148, made up of 571 males and 577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 25.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 231216, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garaegarh Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garaegarh village
Description Value
State Uttar Pradesh
District Sonbhadra
Tehsil Robertsganj
Pincode 231216
Area (hectares) 25.26 hectares
Population 1,148
Male Population 571
Female Population 577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Garaegarh compares

By the 2011 count Garaegarh is the 159th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents. Its 25.26 hectares work out to about 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

Getting to Garaegarh

Garaegarh is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Garaegarh as Available. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Garaegarh from other places

Garaegarh lies about 17 km from Sonbhadra, and the nearest railway station is Khairahi, about 5.0 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 Garaegarh
Nearest railway station Khairahi 5.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Robertsganj 17 km
District headquarters Sonbhadra 17 km

Villages closest to Garaegarh

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garaegarh village had a population of 1,148. That makes it the 159th largest of the 732 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,032 residents.

Garaegarh village has 571 males and 577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garaegarh has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 942.

The pincode recorded for Garaegarh is 231216. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garaegarh covers 25.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 45 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Garaegarh falls under Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garaegarh is Khairahi, about 5.0 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 and private bus service as Available within village for Garaegarh.

Garaegarh is about 17 km from Sonbhadra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garaegarh is in Robertsganj tehsil of Sonbhadra district. Khairahi is about 5.0 km away. Robertsganj is about 17 km away. Sonbhadra is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhawanipur (under 2 km), Bhgawa (under 2 km) and Parahi (under 2 km).

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

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