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About Gardu Village

Gardu is a mid sized village in Tarhasi tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 512, made up of 273 males and 239 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 875 females per 1000 males. The village covers 60 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gardu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gardu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Tarhasi
Pincode 822118
Area (hectares) 60 hectares
Population 512
Male Population 273
Female Population 239
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 875
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gardu compares

By the 2011 count Gardu is the 54th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 853 residents. Its 60 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

Getting to Gardu

Gardu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gardu 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 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Demugara, Dhangaon, Dhobdiha and Dhunia. 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 Gardu

As per the Census of India 2011, Gardu village had a population of 512. That makes it the 54th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 853 residents.

Gardu village has 273 males and 239 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gardu has about 875 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 948.

The pincode recorded for Gardu is 822118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gardu covers 60 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gardu falls under Tarhasi tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Gardu 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 10+ km distance for Gardu.

Gardu is in Tarhasi 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 Gardu today is likely to be higher.

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