About Garu Village

Garu is a mid sized village in Kanke tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,325, made up of 664 males and 661 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834006, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Kanke
Pincode	834006
Area (hectares)	212 hectares
Population	1,325
Male Population	664
Female Population	661
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Garu compares

By the 2011 count Garu is the 56th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents. Its 212 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Garu

Garu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garu as Available within 5 - 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garu from other places

Garu lies about 10 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Argora, about 9.6 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 Garu
Tehsil headquarters	Kanke	3.2 km
Nearest town	Rātu	7.8 km
Nearest railway station	Argora	9.6 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	10 km

Villages closest to Garu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garu village had a population of 1,325. That makes it the 56th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,126 residents.

Garu village has 664 males and 661 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garu has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Garu is 834006. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garu covers 212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Garu falls under Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Garu is Argora, about 9.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Garu.

Garu is about 10 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garu is in Kanke tehsil of Ranchi district. Kanke is about 3.2 km away. Rātu is about 7.8 km away. Argora is about 9.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.