About Gargaro Village

Gargaro is a mid sized village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,796, made up of 919 males and 877 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gargaro Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gargaro village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Tehsil	Gobindpur
Pincode	828109
Area (hectares)	212 hectares
Population	1,796
Male Population	919
Female Population	877
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
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 Gargaro compares

By the 2011 count Gargaro is the 32nd largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Gargaro

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

Gargaro lies about 134 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Rakha Mines, about 9.7 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 Gargaro
Nearest railway station	Rakha Mines	9.7 km
Nearest town	Ghātsīla	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gobindpur	25 km
District headquarters	Dhanbad	134 km

Villages closest to Gargaro

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

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Gargaro

As per the Census of India 2011, Gargaro village had a population of 1,796. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents.

Gargaro village has 919 males and 877 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gargaro has about 954 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 946.

The pincode recorded for Gargaro is 828109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gargaro covers 212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gargaro falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gargaro is Rakha Mines, about 9.7 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 Gargaro.

Gargaro is about 134 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gargaro is in Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district. Rakha Mines is about 9.7 km away. Ghātsīla is about 17 km away. Gobindpur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.