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About Garsula Village

Garsula is a large village in Barkagaon tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,753, made up of 1,391 males and 1,362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 979 females per 1000 males. The village covers 879.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garsula Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garsula village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Barkagaon
Pincode 825311
Area (hectares) 879.41 hectares
Population 2,753
Male Population 1,391
Female Population 1,362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 979
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Garsula compares

By the 2011 count Garsula is the 12th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents. Its 879.41 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Garsula

Garsula is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garsula as Available within 5 - 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garsula from other places

Garsula lies about 31 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Patratu, about 6.2 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 Garsula
Nearest town Saunda 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Patratu 6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Barkagaon 20 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 31 km

Villages closest to Garsula

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garsula village had a population of 2,753. That makes it the 12th largest of the 82 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,608 residents.

Garsula village has 1,391 males and 1,362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garsula has about 979 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Garsula is 825311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garsula covers 879.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garsula falls under Barkagaon tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Garsula is Patratu, about 6.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Garsula is about 31 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garsula is in Barkagaon tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Saunda is about 5.5 km away. Patratu is about 6.2 km away. Barkagaon 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 Jarjara (2.9 km), Urimari (3.9 km) and Potanga (6.0 km).

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

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