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About Gahira Village

Gahira is a mid sized village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Dhanbad, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 646, made up of 340 males and 306 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 900 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154 hectares hectares.

Gahira Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahira village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dhanbad
Tehsil Gobindpur
Area (hectares) 154 hectares
Population 646
Male Population 340
Female Population 306
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 900
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gahira compares

By the 2011 count Gahira is the 109th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents. Its 154 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Getting to Gahira

Gahira is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gahira as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gahira from other places

Gahira lies about 153 km from Dhanbad, and the nearest railway station is Singhpokharia, about 13 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 Gahira
Nearest railway station Singhpokharia 13 km
Nearest town Chāībāsa 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Gobindpur 21 km
District headquarters Dhanbad 153 km

Villages closest to Gahira

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 Gahira

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahira village had a population of 646. That makes it the 109th largest of the 201 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,027 residents.

Gahira village has 340 males and 306 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahira has about 900 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 946.

Gahira covers 154 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gahira falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gahira is Singhpokharia, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gahira.

Gahira is about 153 km from Dhanbad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahira is in Gobindpur tehsil of Dhanbad district. Singhpokharia is about 13 km away. Chāībāsa is about 13 km away. Gobindpur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sangramdih (1.8 km), Jaipur (4.0 km) and Jitpur (4.0 km).

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

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