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About Garihalmad Village

Garihalmad is a small village in Silli tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 328, made up of 166 males and 162 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 105 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Garihalmad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Garihalmad village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Silli
Pincode 835102
Area (hectares) 105 hectares
Population 328
Male Population 166
Female Population 162
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Garihalmad compares

By the 2011 count Garihalmad is the 77th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents. Its 105 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Garihalmad

Garihalmad is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Garihalmad 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Garihalmad from other places

Garihalmad lies about 7.8 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Namkon, about 4.0 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 Garihalmad
Nearest railway station Namkon 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Silli 7.8 km
District headquarters Ranchi 7.8 km

Villages closest to Garihalmad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Garihalmad village had a population of 328. That makes it the 77th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents.

Garihalmad village has 166 males and 162 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Garihalmad has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Garihalmad is 835102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Garihalmad covers 105 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Garihalmad falls under Silli tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Garihalmad is Namkon, about 4.0 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Garihalmad.

Garihalmad is about 7.8 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Garihalmad is in Silli tehsil of Ranchi district. Namkon is about 4.0 km away. Silli is about 7.8 km away. Ranchi is about 7.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Barachangru (5.2 km), Dharampur (5.2 km) and Kachojara (5.2 km).

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

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