About Garaguru Village

Garaguru is a mid sized village in Birni tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 536, made up of 265 males and 271 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garaguru Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garaguru village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Birni
Pincode	825324
Area (hectares)	352 hectares
Population	536
Male Population	265
Female Population	271
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,023
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garaguru compares

By the 2011 count Garaguru is the 113th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 996 residents. Its 352 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Garaguru

Garaguru is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Garaguru as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Garaguru from other places

Garaguru lies about 65 km from Giridih. 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 Garaguru
Nearest town	Jhajha	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Birni	31 km
District headquarters	Giridih	65 km

Villages closest to Garaguru

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garaguru village had a population of 536. That makes it the 113th largest of the 166 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 996 residents.

Garaguru village has 265 males and 271 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garaguru has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Garaguru is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garaguru covers 352 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garaguru falls under Birni tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Garaguru notes the nearest railway station 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 10+ km distance for Garaguru.

Garaguru is about 65 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garaguru is in Birni tehsil of Giridih district. Jhajha is about under 2 km away. Birni is about 31 km away. Giridih is about 65 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.