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About Garhkeshna Village

Garhkeshna is a mid sized village in Majhgaon tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 945, made up of 485 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garhkeshna Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhkeshna village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Majhgaon
Pincode 833214
Area (hectares) 278 hectares
Population 945
Male Population 485
Female Population 460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garhkeshna compares

By the 2011 count Garhkeshna is the 26th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 837 residents. Its 278 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Garhkeshna

Garhkeshna is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garhkeshna as Available within <5 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. The nearest villages by name are Delga Para, Deodhar, Dhobadhobin and Dindakuar. 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 Garhkeshna

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhkeshna village had a population of 945. That makes it the 26th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 837 residents.

Garhkeshna village has 485 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhkeshna has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Garhkeshna is 833214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garhkeshna covers 278 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garhkeshna falls under Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Garhkeshna notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Garhkeshna.

Garhkeshna is in Majhgaon tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum 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 Garhkeshna today is likely to be higher.

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