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About Kargo Village

Kargo is a small village in Tisri tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 37, made up of 17 males and 20 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,176 females per 1000 males. The village covers 229 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kargo Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kargo village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Tisri
Pincode 815313
Area (hectares) 229 hectares
Population 37
Male Population 17
Female Population 20
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,176
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 Kargo compares

By the 2011 count Kargo is the 169th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 527 residents. Its 229 hectares work out to about 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Kargo

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

Kargo lies about 60 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Duriatanr Halt, about 30 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 Kargo
Tehsil headquarters Tisri 11 km
Nearest railway station Duriatanr Halt 30 km
Nearest town Jamūī 32 km
District headquarters Giridih 60 km

Villages closest to Kargo

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kargo village had a population of 37. That makes it the 169th largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 527 residents.

Kargo village has 17 males and 20 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kargo has about 1176 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kargo is 815313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kargo covers 229 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kargo falls under Tisri tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kargo is Duriatanr Halt, about 30 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 Kargo.

Kargo is about 60 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kargo is in Tisri tehsil of Giridih district. Tisri is about 11 km away. Duriatanr Halt is about 30 km away. Jamūī is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mansadih (under 2 km), Harhara (under 2 km) and Tikulia (under 2 km).

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

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