Village · Namkum, Ranchi # Garhkhatanga Garhkhatanga is a village in Namkum sub-district of Ranchi district, Jharkhand, PIN code 834003. The 2011 Census counted 1,007 people in 215 households, the 43rd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%. - 1,007 people (2011) - 215 households - 65.6% literacy - 834003 PIN code ## Garhkhatanga PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Garhkhatanga is 834003. Garhkhatanga falls in Namkum sub-district, Ranchi district, Jharkhand. - PIN code 834003 - Gram panchayat Lalkhantga - Community development block Namkum - Census village code 374010 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Garhkhatanga from nearby towns? - Namkum (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Ranchi (district HQ) 20 km by road - Ranchi (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Garhkhatanga? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Garhkhatanga; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Tupudana - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Doranda - ○ ITI / vocational school under 5 km · Tupudana - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Garhkhatanga known for? The main crops are rice. About 40% of the 390 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Garhkhatanga Of every 100 households in Garhkhatanga in 2011, 56 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Garhkhatanga · ■ Namkum rural average - Electricity for lighting 56% 58% - Toilet within the home 2% 16% - No toilet (open defecation) 98% 83% - Tap water 0% 3% - Drinking water within premises 7% 17% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 10% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 88% - Use banking services 61% 66% - Television 23% 34% - Mobile phone 25% 45% - Computer with internet 1% 1% - Two-wheeler 13% 18% - Car / jeep / van 1% 2% - None of these assets 14% 12% - Own their home 97% 91% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Garhkhatanga? ■ Garhkhatanga · ■ Namkum rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 65.6% 70.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1043 989 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1234 1000 - Working population 43.4% 45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.6% for men and 52.7% for women. 49% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 62 (14%) · ■ Farm labourers 30 (7%) · ■ Household industry 3 (1%) · ■ Other work 188 (43%) · ■ Marginal 154 (35%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Namkum - Ulatu 1,089 people - Kachbang 1,063 people - Ganrke 1,044 people - Palandu 1,033 people - Garsul 962 people - Dewgain 956 people - Jamgain 949 people - Kakra 882 people All 97 villages in Namkum ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Garhkhatanga? 834003 - How far is Garhkhatanga from Ranchi? 20 km by road - What is the population of Garhkhatanga? 1,007 (Census 2011) - Which district is Garhkhatanga in? Ranchi district (Namkum sub-district), Jharkhand - What is the literacy rate of Garhkhatanga? 65.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/ranchi/namkum/garhkhatanga/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.