Village · Senha, Lohardaga
# Garhgaon

Garhgaon is a village in Senha sub-district of Lohardaga district, Jharkhand, PIN code 835302. The 2011 Census counted 422 people in 87 households, the 48th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.1%.
- 422 people (2011)
- 87 households
- 59.6% literacy
- 835302 PIN code

## Garhgaon PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Garhgaon is 835302. Garhgaon falls in Senha sub-district, Lohardaga district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 835302
- Gram panchayat Alaundi
- Community development block Senha
- Census village code 363111

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Garhgaon from nearby towns?
- Senha (sub-district HQ) 16 km by road
- Lohardaga (district HQ) 24 km by road
- Lohardaga (nearest town) 21 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Garhgaon?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Garhgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Lohardaga
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Lohardaga
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ranchi
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Garhgaon known for?

The main crops are rice. About 12% of the 463 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Garhgaon

Of every 100 households in Garhgaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garhgaon · ■ Senha rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 22%
- Toilet within the home 0% 6%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 94%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 6%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 100% 61%
- Television 0% 8%
- Mobile phone 1% 33%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 2% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 5% 14%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Garhgaon?

■ Garhgaon · ■ Senha rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 59.6% 66.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1142 976
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1146 970
- Working population 72.0% 47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.2% for men and 49.4% for women. 73% of men and 72% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 110 (36%) · ■ Other work 1 (0%) · ■ Marginal 193 (63%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Senha
- Ichri 485 people
- Tengriya 468 people
- Sake 463 people
- Chandwa 458 people
- Patlo 389 people
- Gobarsila 386 people
- Mintgara 367 people
- Chau 282 people

All 53 villages in Senha

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Garhgaon? 835302
- How far is Garhgaon from Lohardaga? 24 km by road
- What is the population of Garhgaon? 422 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garhgaon in? Lohardaga district (Senha sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Garhgaon? 59.6% (Census 2011)

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