About Garhagaon Village

Garhagaon is a large village in Itki tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,350, made up of 2,223 males and 2,127 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 554 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835297, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garhagaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhagaon village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Itki
Pincode	835297
Area (hectares)	554 hectares
Population	4,350
Male Population	2,223
Female Population	2,127
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	957
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Garhagaon compares

By the 2011 count Garhagaon is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 554 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Garhagaon

Garhagaon is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Garhagaon as Available within village. 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 Garhagaon from other places

Garhagaon lies about 24 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Tangarbansali, about 6.4 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 Garhagaon
Nearest railway station	Tangarbansali	6.4 km
Nearest town	Rātu	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Itki	24 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	24 km

Villages closest to Garhagaon

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

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Common questions about Garhagaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhagaon village had a population of 4,350. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Garhagaon village has 2,223 males and 2,127 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhagaon has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Garhagaon is 835297. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garhagaon covers 554 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garhagaon falls under Itki tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Garhagaon is Tangarbansali, about 6.4 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Garhagaon.

Garhagaon is about 24 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhagaon is in Itki tehsil of Ranchi district. Tangarbansali is about 6.4 km away. Rātu is about 18 km away. Itki is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.