About Garwa Village

Garwa is a mid sized village in Padma tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,153, made up of 605 males and 548 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 906 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825411, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garwa Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garwa village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Hazaribagh
Tehsil	Padma
Pincode	825411
Area (hectares)	144.52 hectares
Population	1,153
Male Population	605
Female Population	548
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	906
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 Garwa compares

By the 2011 count Garwa is the 18th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents. Its 144.52 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Garwa

Garwa is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garwa 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garwa from other places

Garwa lies about 23 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 6.5 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 Garwa
Nearest railway station	Kathautia	6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Padma	7.9 km
District headquarters	Hazaribagh	23 km
Nearest town	Hazāribāgh	23 km

Villages closest to Garwa

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garwa village had a population of 1,153. That makes it the 18th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,400 residents.

Garwa village has 605 males and 548 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garwa has about 906 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Garwa is 825411. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garwa covers 144.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garwa falls under Padma tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Garwa is Kathautia, about 6.5 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Garwa.

Garwa is about 23 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garwa is in Padma tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Kathautia is about 6.5 km away. Padma is about 7.9 km away. Hazaribagh is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.