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About Gargari Village

Gargari is a small village in Borio tehsil, in the district of Sahibganj, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 253, made up of 120 males and 133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,108 females per 1000 males. The village covers 45.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gargari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gargari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Sahibganj
Tehsil Borio
Pincode 816120
Area (hectares) 45.82 hectares
Population 253
Male Population 120
Female Population 133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,108
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gargari compares

By the 2011 count Gargari is the 98th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 341 residents. Its 45.82 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

Getting to Gargari

Gargari is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gargari as Available within 10+ 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 Gargari from other places

Gargari lies about 32 km from Sahibganj, and the nearest railway station is Kalian Chak, about 27 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 Gargari
Tehsil headquarters Borio 12 km
Nearest railway station Kalian Chak 27 km
District headquarters Sahibganj 32 km
Nearest town Sāhibganj 32 km

Villages closest to Gargari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gargari village had a population of 253. That makes it the 98th largest of the 255 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 341 residents.

Gargari village has 120 males and 133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gargari has about 1108 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1022.

The pincode recorded for Gargari is 816120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gargari covers 45.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gargari falls under Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gargari is Kalian Chak, about 27 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 10+ km distance for Gargari.

Gargari is about 32 km from Sahibganj in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gargari is in Borio tehsil of Sahibganj district. Borio is about 12 km away. Kalian Chak is about 27 km away. Sahibganj is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ichatanr (under 2 km), Lagram (under 2 km) and Amarpur (under 2 km).

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

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