About Garhbana Village

Garhbana is a mid sized village in Poreyahat tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 537, made up of 285 males and 252 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 181 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garhbana Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhbana village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Poreyahat
Pincode	814153
Area (hectares)	181 hectares
Population	537
Male Population	285
Female Population	252
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	884
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 Garhbana compares

By the 2011 count Garhbana is the 102nd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 181 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 971.

Getting to Garhbana

Garhbana is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Garhbana 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 Garhbana from other places

Garhbana lies about 2.6 km from Godda. 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 Garhbana
District headquarters	Godda	2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Poreyahat	18 km

Villages closest to Garhbana

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhbana village had a population of 537. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Garhbana village has 285 males and 252 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhbana has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Garhbana is 814153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garhbana covers 181 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garhbana falls under Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Garhbana 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 Garhbana.

Garhbana is about 2.6 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhbana is in Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district. Godda is about 2.6 km away. Poreyahat is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.