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About Garhkhatanga Village

Garhkhatanga is a mid sized village in Namkum tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,007, made up of 493 males and 514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 390.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 834003, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garhkhatanga Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garhkhatanga village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Namkum
Pincode 834003
Area (hectares) 390.47 hectares
Population 1,007
Male Population 493
Female Population 514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garhkhatanga compares

By the 2011 count Garhkhatanga is the 42nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents. Its 390.47 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Garhkhatanga

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

Garhkhatanga lies about 8.7 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Hatia, about 5.2 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 Garhkhatanga
Nearest railway station Hatia 5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Namkum 8.5 km
District headquarters Ranchi 8.7 km

Villages closest to Garhkhatanga

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garhkhatanga village had a population of 1,007. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,211 residents.

Garhkhatanga village has 493 males and 514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garhkhatanga has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Garhkhatanga is 834003. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garhkhatanga covers 390.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garhkhatanga falls under Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Garhkhatanga is Hatia, about 5.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Garhkhatanga.

Garhkhatanga is about 8.7 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garhkhatanga is in Namkum tehsil of Ranchi district. Hatia is about 5.2 km away. Namkum is about 8.5 km away. Ranchi is about 8.7 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tanko (under 2 km), Lalkhatanga (under 2 km) and Dungri (under 2 km).

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

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