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About Gargi Village

Gargi is a large village in Jainagar tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,044, made up of 1,569 males and 1,475 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 345.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825324, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gargi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gargi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Jainagar
Pincode 825324
Area (hectares) 345.62 hectares
Population 3,044
Male Population 1,569
Female Population 1,475
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gargi compares

By the 2011 count Gargi is the 7th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents. Its 345.62 hectares work out to about 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

Getting to Gargi

The census records public bus service for Gargi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gargi from other places

Gargi lies about 111 km from Kodarma, and the nearest railway station is Hundur Halt, about 12 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 Gargi
Nearest town Rātu 8.5 km
Nearest railway station Hundur Halt 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Jainagar 22 km
District headquarters Kodarma 111 km

Villages closest to Gargi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gargi village had a population of 3,044. That makes it the 7th largest of the 111 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents.

Gargi village has 1,569 males and 1,475 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gargi has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 940.

The pincode recorded for Gargi is 825324. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gargi covers 345.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gargi falls under Jainagar tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gargi is Hundur Halt, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gargi.

Gargi is about 111 km from Kodarma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gargi is in Jainagar tehsil of Kodarma district. Rātu is about 8.5 km away. Hundur Halt is about 12 km away. Jainagar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Behradih (9.1 km), Chadra (10 km) and Jariai (11 km).

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

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