About Gariapani Village

Gariapani is a mid sized village in Gopikandar tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 509, made up of 245 males and 264 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,078 females per 1000 males. The village covers 335.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gariapani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gariapani village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Gopikandar
Pincode	814145
Area (hectares)	335.43 hectares
Population	509
Male Population	245
Female Population	264
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,078
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gariapani compares

By the 2011 count Gariapani is the 23rd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 327 residents. Its 335.43 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Gariapani

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

Gariapani 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 Gariapani
Tehsil headquarters	Gopikandar	5.2 km
Nearest railway station	Ambajora Shikaripara	25 km
District headquarters	Dumka	35 km

Villages closest to Gariapani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gariapani village had a population of 509. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 327 residents.

Gariapani village has 245 males and 264 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gariapani has about 1078 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1013.

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

Gariapani covers 335.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gariapani falls under Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gariapani 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gariapani.

Gariapani 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.

Gariapani is in Gopikandar tehsil of Dumka district. Gopikandar is about 5.2 km away. Ambajora Shikaripara is about 25 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.