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About Garhganw Village

Garhganw is a small village in Manatu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 97, made up of 52 males and 45 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 761.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garhganw Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhganw village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Manatu
Pincode 822123
Area (hectares) 761.28 hectares
Population 97
Male Population 52
Female Population 45
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 865
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garhganw compares

By the 2011 count Garhganw is the 70th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 761.28 hectares work out to about 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Garhganw

Garhganw is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Garhganw as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Garhganw from other places

Garhganw lies about 148 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Bendi, about 32 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 Garhganw
Tehsil headquarters Manatu 13 km
Nearest railway station Bendi 32 km
Nearest town Lātehār 32 km
District headquarters Palamu 148 km

Villages closest to Garhganw

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhganw village had a population of 97. That makes it the 70th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Garhganw village has 52 males and 45 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhganw has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Garhganw is 822123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garhganw covers 761.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Garhganw falls under Manatu tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Garhganw is Bendi, about 32 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Garhganw.

Garhganw is about 148 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhganw is in Manatu tehsil of Palamu district. Manatu is about 13 km away. Bendi is about 32 km away. Lātehār is about 32 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 (2.3 km), Jaspur (4.3 km) and Naudiha (6.4 km).

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

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