About Gardag Village

Gardag is a small village in Chandwa tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 476, made up of 240 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 375 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gardag Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gardag village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Latehar
Tehsil	Chandwa
Pincode	822126
Area (hectares)	375 hectares
Population	476
Male Population	240
Female Population	236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
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 Gardag compares

By the 2011 count Gardag is the 56th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents. Its 375 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Gardag

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

Gardag lies about 22 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Bodagram, about under 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 Gardag
Nearest railway station	Bodagram	under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chandwa	5.5 km
District headquarters	Latehar	22 km
Nearest town	Lātehār	22 km

Villages closest to Gardag

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gardag village had a population of 476. That makes it the 56th largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,073 residents.

Gardag village has 240 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gardag has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

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

Gardag covers 375 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gardag falls under Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gardag is Bodagram, about under 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 Gardag.

Gardag is about 22 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gardag is in Chandwa tehsil of Latehar district. Bodagram is about under 2 km away. Chandwa is about 5.5 km away. Latehar is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.