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About Garahatu Village

Garahatu is a mid sized village in Tonto tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 573, made up of 278 males and 295 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,061 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833215, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garahatu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garahatu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Tonto
Pincode 833215
Area (hectares) 84 hectares
Population 573
Male Population 278
Female Population 295
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,061
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 Garahatu compares

By the 2011 count Garahatu is the 44th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 821 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Garahatu

Garahatu is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Garahatu 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garahatu from other places

Garahatu lies about 18 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Pandrasali, about 3.2 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 Garahatu
Nearest railway station Pandrasali 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Tonto 9.4 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 12 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 18 km

Villages closest to Garahatu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garahatu village had a population of 573. That makes it the 44th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 821 residents.

Garahatu village has 278 males and 295 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garahatu has about 1061 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Garahatu is 833215. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garahatu covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garahatu falls under Tonto tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Garahatu is Pandrasali, about 3.2 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 10+ km distance for Garahatu.

Garahatu is about 18 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garahatu is in Tonto tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Pandrasali is about 3.2 km away. Tonto is about 9.4 km away. Chāībāsa is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bamebasa (7.1 km), Rajabasa (8.3 km) and Tonto (9.4 km).

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

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