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About Garhatanr Village

Garhatanr is a mid sized village in Deori tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 633, made up of 357 males and 276 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 773 females per 1000 males. The village covers 377 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815314, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garhatanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhatanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Deori
Pincode 815314
Area (hectares) 377 hectares
Population 633
Male Population 357
Female Population 276
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 773
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garhatanr compares

By the 2011 count Garhatanr is the 89th largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 377 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

Getting to Garhatanr

Garhatanr is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garhatanr as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Garhatanr from other places

Garhatanr lies about 158 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Lodhma, about 7.2 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 Garhatanr
Nearest railway station Lodhma 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Deori 9.1 km
Nearest town Ranchi 20 km
District headquarters Giridih 158 km

Villages closest to Garhatanr

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhatanr village had a population of 633. That makes it the 89th largest of the 251 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Garhatanr village has 357 males and 276 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhatanr has about 773 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 941.

The pincode recorded for Garhatanr is 815314. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garhatanr covers 377 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garhatanr falls under Deori tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Garhatanr is Lodhma, about 7.2 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 km distance for Garhatanr.

Garhatanr is about 158 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhatanr is in Deori tehsil of Giridih district. Lodhma is about 7.2 km away. Deori is about 9.1 km away. Ranchi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ambatanr (under 2 km), Belatanr (under 2 km) and Bhandratanr (under 2 km).

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

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