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About Kargaio Village

Kargaio is a mid sized village in Barhi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 594, made up of 314 males and 280 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 196 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825413, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kargaio Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kargaio village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Barhi
Pincode 825413
Area (hectares) 196 hectares
Population 594
Male Population 314
Female Population 280
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 892
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 Kargaio compares

By the 2011 count Kargaio is the 63rd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 196 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 943.

Getting to Kargaio

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

Kargaio lies about 43 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Hirodih, about 6.3 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 Kargaio
Nearest railway station Hirodih 6.3 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhi 15 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 43 km

Villages closest to Kargaio

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kargaio village had a population of 594. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Kargaio village has 314 males and 280 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kargaio has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Kargaio is 825413. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kargaio covers 196 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kargaio falls under Barhi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kargaio is Hirodih, about 6.3 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 10+ km distance for Kargaio.

Kargaio is about 43 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kargaio is in Barhi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Hirodih is about 6.3 km away. Jhumri Telaiya is about 11 km away. Barhi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandaghoghar (under 2 km), Kolhua Kalan (1.9 km) and Chandabigha (2.2 km).

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

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