# Garu Village, Kanke, Ranchi (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Kanke, Ranchi 

# Garu

Garu is a village in Kanke sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code **834006**. The 2011 Census counted **1,325 people in 261 households**, the 57th largest of 103 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 1,325people (2011)
- 261households
- 62.6%literacy
- 834006PIN code

## Garu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Garu is 834006.** Garu falls in Kanke sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code834006
- Gram panchayatJaipur
- Community development blockKanke
- Census village code373542

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Garu from nearby towns?

- Kanke (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Ranchi (district HQ)7 km by road
- Ranchi (nearest town)10 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Garu?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Garu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ranchi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Ranchi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Garu known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 4% of the 212 hectares of village land is sown, and 4 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Garu

Of every 100 households in Garu in 2011, 80 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garu · ■ Kanke rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**67%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**74%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**68%

Use banking services ****82%**

**58%

Television ****55%**

**42%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**11%

Own their home ****99%**

**93%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Garu?

■ Garu · ■ Kanke rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****768**

**960

Working population ****28.2%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 48.3% for women. 50% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 189 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (9%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 116 (31%) · **■** Marginal 32 (9%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kanke

- Gatlatu1,413 people
- Ulatu1,392 people
- Oyna1,372 people
- Kadma1,330 people
- Okhargara1,313 people
- Chardi1,298 people
- Konge1,276 people
- Marwa1,274 people

[All 103 villages in Kanke](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/kanke/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garu?834006
- How far is Garu from Ranchi?7 km by road
- What is the population of Garu?1,325 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garu in?Ranchi district (Kanke sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Garu?62.6% (Census 2011)