About Gargara Village

Gargara is a small village in Topchanchi tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 162, made up of 76 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,132 females per 1000 males. The village covers 14.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 828402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gargara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gargara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dhanbad
Tehsil	Topchanchi
Pincode	828402
Area (hectares)	14.57 hectares
Population	162
Male Population	76
Female Population	86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,132
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Gargara compares

By the 2011 count Gargara is the 92nd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents. Its 14.57 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Gargara

Gargara is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gargara 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gargara from other places

Gargara lies about 51 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Jitpur, about 2.5 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	Jitpur	2.5 km
Nearest town	Giridih	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Topchanchi	34 km
District headquarters	Dhanbad	51 km

Villages closest to Gargara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gargara village had a population of 162. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 102 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,078 residents.

Gargara village has 76 males and 86 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gargara has about 1132 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Gargara is 828402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gargara covers 14.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gargara falls under Topchanchi tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gargara is Jitpur, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gargara.

Gargara is about 51 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gargara is in Topchanchi tehsil of Dhanbad district. Jitpur is about 2.5 km away. Giridih is about 11 km away. Topchanchi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.