About Garka Village

Garka is a small village in Pathargama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 172, made up of 86 males and 86 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 20 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814133, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garka Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garka village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Pathargama
Pincode	814133
Area (hectares)	20 hectares
Population	172
Male Population	86
Female Population	86
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garka compares

By the 2011 count Garka is the 116th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 805 residents. Its 20 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Garka

Garka is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garka as Available within 5 - 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. The nearest villages by name are Dumariya, Gangarampur, Gangta Kalan and Gangta Mal Chhit. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Garka

As per the Census of India 2011, Garka village had a population of 172. That makes it the 116th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 805 residents.

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

Working from the 2011 counts, Garka has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Garka is 814133. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garka covers 20 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garka falls under Pathargama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Garka notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Garka.

Garka is in Pathargama tehsil of Godda district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.