About Garkhara Village

Garkhara is one of the larger villages in Pindra tehsil, in the district of Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,552, made up of 2,674 males and 2,878 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,076 females per 1000 males. The village covers 461.05 hectares hectares.

Garkhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garkhara village
Description	Value
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Varanasi
Tehsil	Pindra
Area (hectares)	461.05 hectares
Population	5,552
Male Population	2,674
Female Population	2,878
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,076
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garkhara compares

By the 2011 count Garkhara is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents. Its 461.05 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Getting to Garkhara

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

Garkhara lies about 95 km from Varanasi, and the nearest railway station is Meja Road, about 3.6 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 Garkhara
Nearest railway station	Meja Road	3.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pindra	29 km
Nearest town	Prayagraj	36 km
District headquarters	Varanasi	95 km

Villages closest to Garkhara

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

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Common questions about Garkhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Garkhara village had a population of 5,552. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,466 residents.

Garkhara village has 2,674 males and 2,878 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garkhara has about 1076 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 975.

Garkhara covers 461.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garkhara falls under Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district in Uttar Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Garkhara is Meja Road, about 3.6 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Garkhara.

Garkhara is about 95 km from Varanasi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garkhara is in Pindra tehsil of Varanasi district. Meja Road is about 3.6 km away. Pindra is about 29 km away. Prayagraj is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.