About Garke Village

Garke is a mid sized village in Gidhaur tehsil, in the district of Chatra, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 570, made up of 291 males and 279 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 959 females per 1000 males. The village covers 540 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garke village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Chatra
Tehsil	Gidhaur
Pincode	825408
Area (hectares)	540 hectares
Population	570
Male Population	291
Female Population	279
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	959
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garke compares

By the 2011 count Garke is the 21st largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,077 residents. Its 540 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

Getting to Garke

Garke is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Garke as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Garke from other places

Garke lies about 24 km from Chatra, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 12 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 Garke
Tehsil headquarters	Gidhaur	9.4 km
Nearest railway station	Kathautia	12 km
District headquarters	Chatra	24 km
Nearest town	Chatrā	24 km

Villages closest to Garke

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garke village had a population of 570. That makes it the 21st largest of the 38 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,077 residents.

Garke village has 291 males and 279 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garke has about 959 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 966.

The pincode recorded for Garke is 825408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garke covers 540 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garke falls under Gidhaur tehsil of Chatra district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Garke is Kathautia, about 12 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 village for Garke.

Garke is about 24 km from Chatra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garke is in Gidhaur tehsil of Chatra district. Gidhaur is about 9.4 km away. Kathautia is about 12 km away. Chatra is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.