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About Garhganw Village

Garhganw is a mid sized village in Panki tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,086, made up of 565 males and 521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822122, 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 Panki
Pincode 822122
Area (hectares) 121 hectares
Population 1,086
Male Population 565
Female Population 521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Garhganw compares

By the 2011 count Garhganw is the 42nd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 857 residents. Its 121 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Garhganw

Garhganw is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garhganw as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dundar Khurd, Duriatu, Duwarika and Ganeshpur. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 1,086. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 178 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 857 residents.

Garhganw village has 565 males and 521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhganw has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Garhganw is 822122. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garhganw covers 121 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garhganw falls under Panki tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Garhganw notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Garhganw.

Garhganw is in Panki tehsil of Palamu district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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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