About Gajamba Village

Gajamba is a mid sized village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 699, made up of 360 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 942 females per 1000 males. The village covers 168 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gajamba Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gajamba village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Ramgarh
Pincode	814145
Area (hectares)	168 hectares
Population	699
Male Population	360
Female Population	339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	942
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gajamba compares

By the 2011 count Gajamba is the 60th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 168 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 1014.

Getting to Gajamba

Gajamba is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gajamba as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Gajamba from other places

Gajamba lies about 59 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Mandar Hill, about 5.7 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 Gajamba
Nearest railway station	Mandar Hill	5.7 km
Nearest town	Bānka	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ramgarh	32 km
District headquarters	Dumka	59 km

Villages closest to Gajamba

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

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Common questions about Gajamba

As per the Census of India 2011, Gajamba village had a population of 699. That makes it the 60th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Gajamba village has 360 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gajamba has about 942 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Gajamba is 814145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gajamba covers 168 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gajamba falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gajamba is Mandar Hill, about 5.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gajamba.

Gajamba is about 59 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gajamba is in Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district. Mandar Hill is about 5.7 km away. Bānka is about 17 km away. Ramgarh is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.