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About Gargara Village

Gargara is a small village in Palojori tehsil, in the district of Deoghar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 91, made up of 47 males and 44 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 936 females per 1000 males. The village covers 63.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815351, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gargara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gargara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Deoghar
Tehsil Palojori
Pincode 815351
Area (hectares) 63.04 hectares
Population 91
Male Population 47
Female Population 44
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 936
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gargara compares

By the 2011 count Gargara is the 225th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 605 residents. Its 63.04 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

Getting to Gargara

Gargara is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gargara as Available within 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 Gargara from other places

Gargara lies about 24 km from Deoghar, and the nearest railway station is Tulsitanr, about 15 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 Gargara
Nearest railway station Tulsitanr 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Palojori 24 km
District headquarters Deoghar 24 km

Villages closest to Gargara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gargara village had a population of 91. That makes it the 225th largest of the 238 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 605 residents.

Gargara village has 47 males and 44 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gargara has about 936 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 965.

The pincode recorded for Gargara is 815351. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gargara covers 63.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gargara falls under Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gargara is Tulsitanr, about 15 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 - 10 km distance for Gargara.

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

Gargara is in Palojori tehsil of Deoghar district. Tulsitanr is about 15 km away. Palojori is about 24 km away. Deoghar is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhalsumhiya (under 2 km), Pipra (2.1 km) and Koriadih (2.6 km).

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

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