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About Gari Village

Gari is a large village in Bariyatu tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,296, made up of 1,148 males and 1,148 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 929.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Bariyatu
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 929.39 hectares
Population 2,296
Male Population 1,148
Female Population 1,148
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gari compares

By the 2011 count Gari is the 6th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 929.39 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Gari

Gari is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gari as Available within <5 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gari from other places

Gari lies about 30 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Chhipadohar, about 4.2 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 Gari
Nearest railway station Chhipadohar 4.2 km
Nearest town Medininagar 27 km
Tehsil headquarters Bariyatu 30 km
District headquarters Latehar 30 km

Villages closest to Gari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gari village had a population of 2,296. That makes it the 6th largest of the 56 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Gari village has 1,148 males and 1,148 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gari has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Gari is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gari covers 929.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gari falls under Bariyatu tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gari is Chhipadohar, about 4.2 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gari.

Gari is about 30 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gari is in Bariyatu tehsil of Latehar district. Chhipadohar is about 4.2 km away. Medininagar is about 27 km away. Bariyatu is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karma (11 km), Manatu (20 km) and Harauhopa (21 km).

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

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