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About Ganrke Village

Ganrke is a mid sized village in Karra tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 535, made up of 280 males and 255 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 911 females per 1000 males. The village covers 275 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 830234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganrke Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganrke village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Karra
Pincode 830234
Area (hectares) 275 hectares
Population 535
Male Population 280
Female Population 255
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 911
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ganrke compares

By the 2011 count Ganrke is the 77th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 275 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Ganrke

Ganrke is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Ganrke as Available within 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 Ganrke from other places

Ganrke lies about 19 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Bingaon, about 4.7 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 Ganrke
Tehsil headquarters Karra 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Bingaon 4.7 km
District headquarters Khunti 19 km

Villages closest to Ganrke

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganrke village had a population of 535. That makes it the 77th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Ganrke village has 280 males and 255 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganrke has about 911 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Ganrke is 830234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganrke covers 275 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ganrke falls under Karra tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ganrke is Bingaon, about 4.7 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Ganrke.

Ganrke is about 19 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganrke is in Karra tehsil of Khunti district. Karra is about 3.8 km away. Bingaon is about 4.7 km away. Khunti is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kone (under 2 km), Lota (under 2 km) and Tunel (2.2 km).

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

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