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About Garhgaon Village

Garhgaon is a small village in Senha tehsil, in the district of Lohardaga, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 422, made up of 197 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,142 females per 1000 males. The village covers 463 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garhgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhgaon village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Lohardaga
Tehsil Senha
Pincode 835302
Area (hectares) 463 hectares
Population 422
Male Population 197
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,142
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garhgaon compares

By the 2011 count Garhgaon is the 46th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents. Its 463 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Garhgaon

Garhgaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garhgaon 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garhgaon from other places

Garhgaon lies about 15 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 Garhgaon
Tehsil headquarters Senha 11 km
District headquarters Lohardaga 15 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 15 km

Villages closest to Garhgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhgaon village had a population of 422. That makes it the 46th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,272 residents.

Garhgaon village has 197 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhgaon has about 1142 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

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

Garhgaon covers 463 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garhgaon falls under Senha tehsil of Lohardaga district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Garhgaon notes the nearest railway station as Available within 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 Garhgaon.

Garhgaon is about 15 km from Lohardaga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhgaon is in Senha tehsil of Lohardaga district. Senha is about 11 km away. Lohardaga is about 15 km away. Lohārdagā is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chau (under 2 km), Churku (under 2 km) and Chandwa (under 2 km).

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

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