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Garadih

गरडीह
Sonahatu mandal
Pincode 834001
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Festival

Ganesh Chaturthi

Garadih observes Ganesh Chaturthi on Monday, 14 September 2026, along with the rest of Jharkhand.

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Temple in Sonahatu mandal

The principal temple recorded for Sonahatu mandal is Kaal Bhairav Thakur Than. No temple of this dedication is on record within Garadih itself.

When the idol is immersed

The idol is kept for one and a half, three, five, seven days or until Anant Chaturdashi — it is a family custom rather than a rule, and community mandapams usually keep it longest.

Kept forImmersion
One and a half daysTue, 15 Septembertoday
Three daysThu, 17 September
Five daysSat, 19 September
Seven daysMon, 21 September
Anant ChaturdashiWed, 23 SeptemberThe day most community mandapams immerse
Use the designated immersion point

Many gram panchayats and municipalities set aside a pond or a marked stretch of tank for immersion. Ask at the panchayat office — it changes year to year, and a drinking-water tank or a farm pond is not an alternative.

Unpainted clay dissolves, plaster of Paris does not

A clay idol breaks down in water within hours. Plaster of Paris does not, and the paints carry heavy metals, so idols accumulate in tanks and rivers after immersion. Pollution control boards in most states now ask for clay for exactly this reason.

Someone should be watching the water, not the idol

Immersion points get crowded and the bank is slippery after the monsoon. Children go into the water at these gatherings every year. Keep one person watching the water rather than the procession.

Take the accessories home

Thermocol, plastic sheeting, cloth and metal ornaments do not belong in the tank even when the idol itself is clay. Most organised immersion points now have a collection bin at the bank for them.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Garadih is a village in Sonahatu mandal, Ranchi district, Jharkhand with a population of 1,181 across 284 households and a literacy rate of 56%. The village is situated at coordinates 23.161°N, 86.425°E.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SABITA DEVI
Contact: 88****0911
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LGD code
373949
Pincode
834001
Post office
Church Road
Population
1,181
Households
284
Literacy rate
56%
Sex ratio
923 ♀/1000♂
Workers
692
Distance to district centre
59 km
Distance to mandal centre
40 km
Distance to Ranchi
116 km
Distance to Kolkata
209 km
Nearest railway station
Tamna railway station · 14 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Pichasi Hospital · 11 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Garadih compares

By population, Garadih ranks #21 of 64 villages in Sonahatu mandal.

Literacy rate
%
56.0%
−0.3% vs mandal average
Garadih
56.0%
Sonahatu mandal
56.3%
Ranchi district
65.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
923
−51 vs mandal average
Garadih
923
Sonahatu mandal
974
Household size
people per home
4.2
−0.1 vs mandal average
Garadih
4.2
Sonahatu mandal
4.3

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Garadih at a glance

Garadih is a village of 1,181 people in 284 households (Census 2011) in Sonahatu block, Ranchi district, Jharkhand, the 21st-largest of 64 villages in Sonahatu block. Literacy is 56%, about the same as the block average of 56% and the sex ratio is 923 women per 1,000 men. It lies 59 km from the Ranchi district centre, 37 km from Ghatiali, the nearest town, 14 km from Tamna railway station railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 834001, served by Church Road post office; the LGD village code is 373949. The nearest hospital or health centre is Pichasi Hospital, 11 km away. The sarpanch is SABITA DEVI, and the village votes in Ichagarh assembly constituency, represented by MLA Sabita Mahato. The population is estimated at 180 in 2026, down 85% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Baruhatu

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Garadih · this village1,18156%
Garadih · Kairo1,82343%0 km N
Garadih · Barabazar14257%0 km N
Garadih · Ichagarh30960%0 km N
Badaldih · Barabazar70666%1.2 km SW
Akarbad · Purulia - I68948%1.4 km NW
Dhelatbamu · Barabazar45152%2.5 km S

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Garadih

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
2
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
RANCHI
Distance to nearest town (km)
48
Distance to district HQ (km)
48
All-weather road
No
Total area (ha)
416
Irrigated area (ha)
0
Forest area (ha)
150.2

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Garadih

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Garadih

LGD code
373949
Pincode
834001
Post office
Church Road
Population (Census 2011)
1,181
Population (projected 2026)
180
Households
284
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
923
Literacy rate
56.0%
Coordinates
23.16149°N, 86.42528°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Ranchi
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Ichagarh
Member of Parliament
Sanjay Seth
Member of Legislative Assembly
Sabita Mahato
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
SABITA DEVI
Block / Mandal
Sonahatu
Getting there

How to reach Garadih

Mandal centre
Sonahatu · ≈ 40 km
≈ 1 h 22 min by car · 1 h 38 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Ranchi · ≈ 59 km
≈ 2 h 2 min by car · 2 h 25 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,362 people
Ghatiali · ≈ 37 km
≈ 1 h 15 min by car · 1 h 29 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Ranchi116 kmcapital
  • Kolkata209 km
  • Hyderabad1048 km
  • Delhi1103 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationTamna railway station14 km
  • Bus stopPurulia Town Bus Stand20 km
  • Hospital / PHCPichasi Hospital11 km
  • Petrol pumpPetrol Pump (Tata Route)18 km
  • CollegeMajhihira D.el.ed college14 km
  • Police stationHirbandh Police Station41 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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