About Garri Village

Garri is a mid sized village in Peterwar tehsil, in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 740, made up of 373 males and 367 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 829301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garri village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Bokaro
Tehsil	Peterwar
Pincode	829301
Area (hectares)	356.73 hectares
Population	740
Male Population	373
Female Population	367
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garri compares

By the 2011 count Garri is the 48th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents. Its 356.73 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Garri

Garri is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garri 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garri from other places

Garri lies about 23 km from Bokaro, and the nearest railway station is Jarangdih, about 6.9 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 Garri
Nearest town	Jāridih	6.5 km
Nearest railway station	Jarangdih	6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Peterwar	23 km
District headquarters	Bokaro	23 km

Villages closest to Garri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garri village had a population of 740. That makes it the 48th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,056 residents.

Garri village has 373 males and 367 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garri has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Garri is 829301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garri covers 356.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garri falls under Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Garri is Jarangdih, about 6.9 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Garri.

Garri is about 23 km from Bokaro in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garri is in Peterwar tehsil of Bokaro district. Jāridih is about 6.5 km away. Jarangdih is about 6.9 km away. Peterwar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.