About Kargalo Village

Kargalo is a mid sized village in Bengabad tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 578, made up of 306 males and 272 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 177 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kargalo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kargalo village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Bengabad
Pincode	815316
Area (hectares)	177 hectares
Population	578
Male Population	306
Female Population	272
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	889
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 Kargalo compares

By the 2011 count Kargalo is the 83rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 677 residents. Its 177 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Kargalo

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

Kargalo lies about 14 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is New Giridih, about 11 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 Kargalo
Tehsil headquarters	Bengabad	6.5 km
Nearest railway station	New Giridih	11 km
District headquarters	Giridih	14 km

Villages closest to Kargalo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kargalo village had a population of 578. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 216 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 677 residents.

Kargalo village has 306 males and 272 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kargalo has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Kargalo is 815316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kargalo covers 177 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kargalo falls under Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kargalo is New Giridih, about 11 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 Kargalo.

Kargalo is about 14 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kargalo is in Bengabad tehsil of Giridih district. Bengabad is about 6.5 km away. New Giridih is about 11 km away. Giridih is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.