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About Garmi Village

Garmi is a small village in Mandar tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 492, made up of 258 males and 234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garmi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garmi village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Mandar
Pincode 835214
Area (hectares) 104.56 hectares
Population 492
Male Population 258
Female Population 234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garmi compares

By the 2011 count Garmi is the 66th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents. Its 104.56 hectares work out to about 4.7 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 973.

Getting to Garmi

Garmi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garmi as Available within <5 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 Garmi from other places

Garmi lies about 28 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Tangarbansali, about 12 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 Garmi
Tehsil headquarters Mandar 2.5 km
Nearest railway station Tangarbansali 12 km
Nearest town Rātu 15 km
District headquarters Ranchi 28 km

Villages closest to Garmi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garmi village had a population of 492. That makes it the 66th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,864 residents.

Garmi village has 258 males and 234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garmi has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Garmi is 835214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garmi covers 104.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garmi falls under Mandar tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Garmi is Tangarbansali, about 12 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Garmi.

Garmi is about 28 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garmi is in Mandar tehsil of Ranchi district. Mandar is about 2.5 km away. Tangarbansali is about 12 km away. Rātu is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Malti (under 2 km), Katchancho (1.6 km) and Tigoiambatoli (2.0 km).

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

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