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About Gandak Village

Gandak is a small village in Ramgarh tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 396, made up of 194 males and 202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,041 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandak Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandak village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Ramgarh
Pincode 814102
Area (hectares) 195 hectares
Population 396
Male Population 194
Female Population 202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,041
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandak compares

By the 2011 count Gandak is the 155th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 494 residents. Its 195 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Gandak

Gandak is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gandak as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Dumarjor, Dundia, Elaj Pahari and Gajamba. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Gandak

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandak village had a population of 396. That makes it the 155th largest of the 298 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 494 residents.

Gandak village has 194 males and 202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandak has about 1041 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1014.

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

Gandak covers 195 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gandak falls under Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Gandak notes the nearest railway station 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 <5 km distance for Gandak.

Gandak is in Ramgarh tehsil of Dumka district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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