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About Garhkasmar Village

Garhkasmar is a mid sized village in Peshrar tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 689, made up of 348 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 326 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garhkasmar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhkasmar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Peshrar
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 326 hectares
Population 689
Male Population 348
Female Population 341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garhkasmar compares

By the 2011 count Garhkasmar is the 13th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 425 residents. Its 326 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 980.

Getting to Garhkasmar

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

How far is Garhkasmar from other places

Garhkasmar lies about 11 km from Lohardaga. 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 Garhkasmar
District headquarters Lohardaga 11 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Peshrar 23 km

Villages closest to Garhkasmar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhkasmar village had a population of 689. That makes it the 13th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 425 residents.

Garhkasmar village has 348 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhkasmar has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 980.

The pincode recorded for Garhkasmar is 835302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garhkasmar covers 326 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garhkasmar falls under Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Garhkasmar notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ 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 Garhkasmar.

Garhkasmar is about 11 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhkasmar is in Peshrar tehsil of Lohardaga district. Lohardaga is about 11 km away. Lohārdagā is about 11 km away. Peshrar is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Fatehpur (under 2 km), Turiyadih (under 2 km) and Birhni (2.8 km).

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

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