About Gamharia Village

Gamharia is a mid sized village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 843, made up of 408 males and 435 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,066 females per 1000 males. The village covers 144 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamharia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Ramgarh
Pincode	814102
Area (hectares)	144 hectares
Population	843
Male Population	408
Female Population	435
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,066
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gamharia compares

By the 2011 count Gamharia is the 45th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 144 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Gamharia

Gamharia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gamharia as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Gamharia from other places

Gamharia lies about 35 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 25 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 Gamharia
Nearest railway station	Ambajora Shikaripara	25 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ramgarh	29 km
District headquarters	Dumka	35 km

Villages closest to Gamharia

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 Gamharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamharia village had a population of 843. That makes it the 45th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Gamharia village has 408 males and 435 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamharia has about 1066 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Gamharia is 814102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gamharia covers 144 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gamharia falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gamharia is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 25 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gamharia.

Gamharia is about 35 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gamharia is in Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district. Ambajora Shikaripara is about 25 km away. Ramgarh is about 29 km away. Dumka is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.