About Gargaon Village

Gargaon is a small village in Silli tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 287, made up of 151 males and 136 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 901 females per 1000 males. The village covers 212 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gargaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gargaon village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Ranchi
Tehsil	Silli
Pincode	835101
Area (hectares)	212 hectares
Population	287
Male Population	151
Female Population	136
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	901
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gargaon compares

By the 2011 count Gargaon is the 80th 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 212 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Gargaon

Gargaon is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gargaon as Available within 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 Gargaon from other places

Gargaon lies about 24 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Tangarbansali, about 6.4 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 Gargaon
Nearest railway station	Tangarbansali	6.4 km
Nearest town	Rātu	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Silli	24 km
District headquarters	Ranchi	24 km

Villages closest to Gargaon

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.

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Common questions about Gargaon

As per the Census of India 2011, Gargaon village had a population of 287. That makes it the 80th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,068 residents.

Gargaon village has 151 males and 136 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gargaon has about 901 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Gargaon is 835101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gargaon covers 212 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gargaon falls under Silli tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gargaon is Tangarbansali, about 6.4 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gargaon.

Gargaon is about 24 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gargaon is in Silli tehsil of Ranchi district. Tangarbansali is about 6.4 km away. Rātu is about 18 km away. Silli is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.