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About Gandharap Village

Gandharap is a small village in Kathikund tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 282, made up of 153 males and 129 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 843 females per 1000 males. The village covers 194 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandharap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandharap village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Dumka
Tehsil Kathikund
Pincode 814103
Area (hectares) 194 hectares
Population 282
Male Population 153
Female Population 129
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 843
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandharap compares

By the 2011 count Gandharap is the 90th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 372 residents. Its 194 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

Getting to Gandharap

Gandharap is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gandharap as Available within <5 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gandharap from other places

Gandharap lies about 27 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 7.2 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 Gandharap
Nearest railway station Ambajora Shikaripara 7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kathikund 27 km
District headquarters Dumka 27 km

Villages closest to Gandharap

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandharap village had a population of 282. That makes it the 90th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 372 residents.

Gandharap village has 153 males and 129 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandharap has about 843 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1021.

The pincode recorded for Gandharap is 814103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandharap covers 194 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.

Gandharap falls under Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gandharap is Ambajora Shikaripara, about 7.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gandharap.

Gandharap is about 27 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gandharap is in Kathikund tehsil of Dumka district. Ambajora Shikaripara is about 7.2 km away. Kathikund is about 27 km away. Dumka is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarwapani (under 2 km), Sarsabad (2.2 km) and Bara Dhania Pahari (3.2 km).

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

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