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About Garri Village

Garri is a mid sized village in Ratu tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 574, made up of 309 males and 265 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Ratu
Pincode 835205
Area (hectares) 140.99 hectares
Population 574
Male Population 309
Female Population 265
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Garri compares

By the 2011 count Garri is the 29th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,464 residents. Its 140.99 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Garri

Garri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Garri as Available within 5 - 10 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garri from other places

Garri lies about 38 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Narkopi, about 17 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 Garri
Nearest railway station Narkopi 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Ratu 34 km
Nearest town Rātu 34 km
District headquarters Ranchi 38 km

Villages closest to Garri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garri village had a population of 574. That makes it the 29th largest of the 37 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,464 residents.

Garri village has 309 males and 265 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garri has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Garri is 835205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garri covers 140.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garri falls under Ratu tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Garri is Narkopi, about 17 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 km distance for Garri.

Garri is about 38 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garri is in Ratu tehsil of Ranchi district. Narkopi is about 17 km away. Ratu is about 34 km away. Rātu is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Patratoli (23 km), Chauli (26 km) and Hisri (26 km).

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

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