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About Gari Village

Gari is a small village in Lapung tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 431, made up of 189 males and 242 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,280 females per 1000 males. The village covers 209 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835234, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Lapung
Pincode 835234
Area (hectares) 209 hectares
Population 431
Male Population 189
Female Population 242
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,280
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gari compares

By the 2011 count Gari is the 59th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 808 residents. Its 209 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1016.

Getting to Gari

Gari is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gari as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Gari from other places

Gari lies about 48 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Govindpur Road, about 13 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 Gari
Tehsil headquarters Lapung 2.7 km
Nearest railway station Govindpur Road 13 km
Nearest town Khunti 37 km
District headquarters Ranchi 48 km

Villages closest to Gari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gari village had a population of 431. That makes it the 59th largest of the 78 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 808 residents.

Gari village has 189 males and 242 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gari has about 1280 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1016.

The pincode recorded for Gari is 835234. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gari covers 209 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gari falls under Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gari is Govindpur Road, about 13 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 5 - 10 km distance for Gari.

Gari is about 48 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gari is in Lapung tehsil of Ranchi district. Lapung is about 2.7 km away. Govindpur Road is about 13 km away. Khunti is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalganj (under 2 km), Sohagi (under 2 km) and Lete (under 2 km).

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

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