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About Barajor Alias Gamharia Village

Barajor Alias Gamharia is a mid sized village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 854, made up of 430 males and 424 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 134 hectares hectares.

Barajor Alias Gamharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Barajor Alias Gamharia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Gobindpur
Area (hectares) 134 hectares
Population 854
Male Population 430
Female Population 424
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Barajor Alias Gamharia compares

By the 2011 count Barajor Alias Gamharia is the 86th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents. Its 134 hectares work out to about 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Barajor Alias Gamharia

Barajor Alias Gamharia is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Barajor Alias Gamharia as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Barajor Alias Gamharia from other places

Barajor Alias Gamharia lies about 115 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Gamharia Jn., about under 2 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Barajor Alias Gamharia
Nearest railway station Gamharia Jn. under 2 km
Nearest town Bhetia 4.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 20 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 115 km

Villages closest to Barajor Alias Gamharia

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Gobindpur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Barajor Alias Gamharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Barajor Alias Gamharia village had a population of 854. That makes it the 86th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents.

Barajor Alias Gamharia village has 430 males and 424 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Barajor Alias Gamharia has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, well above the tehsil average of 946.

Barajor Alias Gamharia covers 134 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Barajor Alias Gamharia falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Barajor Alias Gamharia is Gamharia Jn., about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Barajor Alias Gamharia.

Barajor Alias Gamharia is about 115 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Barajor Alias Gamharia is in Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district. Gamharia Jn. is about under 2 km away. Bhetia is about 4.3 km away. Gobindpur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bhitia (4.3 km), Kanrra (7.1 km) and Sonaria (7.1 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Barajor Alias Gamharia today is likely to be higher.

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