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Garhwa20 blocks and 889 villages of Garhwa district, Jharkhand

Rural population (2011) · 12.53 Lakh
Pincode range · 822xxx

District at a glance

StateJharkhand
Blocks20
Revenue villages889
Gram panchayats189
Assembly segments4
Rural households (2011)2,41,464
LGD code328
20
Blocks
889
Villages
2,41,464
Rural households (2011)
12.53 L
Rural population (2011)
59.2%
Literacy (844 villages)
937
Sex ratio
13
Pincodes
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Postal index

Pincodes in Garhwa district

13 PIN codes across the villages of Garhwa district. Open one for its villages, post offices and bank branches.

About the district

Garhwa district

Garhwa is a district of Jharkhand. The Local Government Directory lists 20 blocks and 889 revenue villages here, home to a rural population of 12,53,114 (Census 2011, sum of villages).

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District officials

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Grievance · CPGRAMS
pgportal.gov.in
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Emergency helplines
112 / 108 / 1077
Emergency · Ambulance · Disaster control room
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On the map

Villages of Garhwa

79 of 889 villages are mapped so far, from OpenStreetMap. Tap a point to open its page.

Map of villages in Garhwa

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Then & Now

Garhwa district — Census 2011 to estimated 2026

Estimate · not a census count
Population · 2011
12,53,114
Census 2011 count
Population · 2026 (estimate)
≈ 15,56,000
estimate, not a census count
Households · 2011
2,41,464
Census 2011 count
Households · 2026 (estimate)
≈ 3,00,000
estimate, not a census count

Estimate for 2026 (scaled from Census 2011 by the state's official RGI projection; not a census count)

Method: the Census 2011 count × Jharkhand's projected population growth from 2011 to 2026 (+24.2%), from the official projections of the Technical Group on Population Projections (National Commission on Population, MoHFW, with the Registrar General of India), Table 21. The report projects no households, so households use the same ratio. Rounded; a single village can differ widely from its state's average. The next Census will replace these figures.

District figures here are Census 2011 totals of its 844 villages counted (towns are not included).

Population Projections for India and States 2011–2036 (nhm.gov.in, PDF) · Table 21 · checked on 2026-10-26

Census 2011 · district aggregates · 844 villages

Garhwa district by the numbers

Sums of the Census 2011 village figures we hold — rural areas only; towns are not included. Each figure covers the villages that report it.

Census 2011

Headcount and household counts from the decennial Census of India.

Population
12,53,114 Census 2011
Male population
6,46,947 Census 2011
Female population
6,06,164 Census 2011
Households
2,41,464 Census 2011
Villages counted
844 Census 2011

Derived from the Census counts

Ratios computed from the sums on the left; no projection or estimate.

Sex ratio
937 females per 1,000 males
Household size
5.2 persons per household
Literacy rate
59.3% literates ÷ population aged 7+
Elections

Constituencies covering Garhwa

Based on the 797 of 889 villages we can place. Boundaries are approximate.

Lok Sabha
Assembly (Vidhan Sabha)
NFHS-5 (2019–21) · National Family Health Survey

Health & sanitation — Garhwa district (NFHS-5, 2019–21)

District factsheet values published by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the International Institute for Population Sciences. Survey estimates for the whole district, not a census.

Sex ratio at birth
829 ♀/1000♂
Children born in the last 5 years, females per 1,000 males
Female literacy
62.7%
Women age 15–49 who are literate
Electricity
85.0%
Population living in households with electricity
Improved sanitation
54.1%
Population living in households that use an improved sanitation facility
Children vaccinated
77.2%
Children age 12–23 months fully vaccinated (card or mother's recall)
Anaemia (women)
62.7%
All women age 15–49 who are anaemic
Institutional births
84.0%
Births in a health facility, in the 5 years before the survey
Stunting
47.7%
Children under 5 who are stunted (height-for-age)
Improved drinking water
92.5%
Population living in households with an improved drinking-water source
Clean cooking fuel
24.7%
Households using clean fuel for cooking
Health insurance
55.3%
Households with any usual member covered by a health insurance or financing scheme
Post-2011 updates

Scheme progress — Garhwa district

Central-government dashboards · sourced from data.gov.in · refreshed when the ministry publishes

PMAY-G (rural houses) is not shown: the ministry publishes no district-wise bulk dataset.

MGNREGA · Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee

Rural jobs scheme — Garhwa district, 2025–26

The district's figures for the whole financial year (April to March) as the Ministry of Rural Development reports them.

Households that got work
1,79,663
Person-days of work
82.6 lakh
Average days of work per household
45
Households that completed 100 days
7,533
Average wage per person-day
₹278
Share of person-days worked by women
47.8%
Share of person-days, Scheduled Castes
11.0%
Share of person-days, Scheduled Tribes
9.9%
Active job cards
2,49,473
Job cards issued (all time)
4,33,202
Active workers
3,54,517
Works completed in the year
23,229
Works ongoing
64,480
Spending on natural resource works
82.0%

Figures are the year's last (March) report as published. Spending in rupees is not shown because the dataset does not state its unit.

Source: District-wise MGNREGA Data at a Glance, Ministry of Rural Development, on data.gov.in · dataset updated 29 Oct 2026 · retrieved 29 Oct 2026

Mandi prices · Garhwa

No market in Garhwa district has reported prices in the last 14 days. Nearest mandi reports: Ramanujganj APMC, Kusmee APMC, Rajpur APMC, Balrampur-Ramanujganj district — about 74 km away, straight-line.

Latest reports up to 1 Nov 2026. Prices in ₹ per quintal.

CommodityMarketMinMaxModalDate
Maize · LocalRamanujganj APMC2,4102,4102,4101 Nov 2026
Paddy(Common) · I.R. 36Kusmee APMC2,1002,1002,1001 Nov 2026
Bamboo · BambooRamanujganj APMC25025025031 Oct 2026
Barley(Jau) · LocalRamanujganj APMC2,1502,1502,15031 Oct 2026
Chili Red · GilaRamanujganj APMC60060060031 Oct 2026
Groundnut · JL-24Ramanujganj APMC2,5002,5002,50031 Oct 2026
Mahua · MahuaRamanujganj APMC3,0003,0003,00031 Oct 2026
Mustard · MustardRamanujganj APMC6,2006,2006,20031 Oct 2026
Paddy(Common) · Paddy CoarseRamanujganj APMC2,5002,5002,50031 Oct 2026
Same/Savi · LocalRamanujganj APMC1,2001,2001,20031 Oct 2026
Sugarcane · SugarcaneRamanujganj APMC36036036031 Oct 2026
Tobacco · ChewingRamanujganj APMC4,0004,0004,00031 Oct 2026
Wheat · GW 273Ramanujganj APMC2,5002,5002,50031 Oct 2026
White Peas · GotaRamanujganj APMC20020020031 Oct 2026
Mahua Seed(Hippe seed) · Mahua SeedKusmee APMC1,5001,5001,50030 Oct 2026
Maize · LocalKusmee APMC2,0002,0002,00030 Oct 2026
Maize · LocalRajpur APMC2,0002,0002,00030 Oct 2026
Paddy(Common) · JeerafulKusmee APMC3,6003,6003,60030 Oct 2026
Paddy(Common) · I.R. 36Bariya APMC2,0002,0002,00030 Oct 2026
Paddy(Common) · I.R. 36Rajpur APMC2,1002,1002,10024 Oct 2026

Source: AGMARKNET, Directorate of Marketing & Inspection, via data.gov.in (Government Open Data Licence – India). All markets →

These are wholesale mandi (APMC) prices in ₹ per quintal as reported to AGMARKNET — not the retail price in Garhwa's shops. Best mandi price near Garhwa →

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News near Garhwa

Press releases from the government and the district administration, with a link to each original.

All official news · Summaries are ours; the original release is the record.

Government jobs near Garhwa

Recruitment notices from official commissions. Dates and numbers are taken from the notice itself.

All-India recruitment

All government job notices · Apply only on the official website. Never pay anyone for a government job.

Coming up

Public holidays and observances from the official lists, and events residents have added.

Dates are copied from the official notifications; a later government order can add or move a holiday. All events in Jharkhand

Events in Garhwa → · All emergency numbers →

Essential services & places near Garhwa

All 466 places in Garhwa district, by kind and sub-district →

Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Not checked by VoiceOfVillage unless marked verified. Phone numbers and hours appear only when the source lists them; call before you travel.

Quick answers

People often ask about Garhwa district

Which state is Garhwa district in?

Garhwa district is in Jharkhand.

How many blocks and villages are there in Garhwa district?

Garhwa district has 20 blocks and 889 revenue villages in the Local Government Directory (LGD).

What is the rural population of Garhwa district?

The villages of Garhwa district had a combined population of 12,53,114 at the 2011 Census (rural areas only; towns are not included).

What is the LGD code of Garhwa district?

The Local Government Directory code of Garhwa district is 328.

Answers are built from the Local Government Directory, Census 2011 village records and the Election Commission's seat lists.

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