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About Gargarbahar Village

Gargarbahar is a mid sized village in Thethaitangar tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 953, made up of 491 males and 462 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 112 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835226, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gargarbahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gargarbahar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Thethaitangar
Pincode 835226
Area (hectares) 112 hectares
Population 953
Male Population 491
Female Population 462
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gargarbahar compares

By the 2011 count Gargarbahar is the 35th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,443 residents. Its 112 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Gargarbahar

Gargarbahar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gargarbahar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gargarbahar from other places

Gargarbahar lies about 14 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Biramitrapur, about 26 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 Gargarbahar
Tehsil headquarters Thethaitangar under 2 km
District headquarters Simdega 14 km
Nearest railway station Biramitrapur 26 km

Villages closest to Gargarbahar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gargarbahar village had a population of 953. That makes it the 35th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,443 residents.

Gargarbahar village has 491 males and 462 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gargarbahar has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Gargarbahar is 835226. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gargarbahar covers 112 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gargarbahar falls under Thethaitangar tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gargarbahar is Biramitrapur, about 26 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 village for Gargarbahar.

Gargarbahar is about 14 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gargarbahar is in Thethaitangar tehsil of Simdega district. Thethaitangar is about under 2 km away. Simdega is about 14 km away. Biramitrapur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thethaitangar (under 2 km), Awrabahar (4.6 km) and Kahupani (4.8 km).

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

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