About Gandharabpur Village

Gandharabpur is a small village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 477, made up of 244 males and 233 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandharabpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandharabpur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Shikaripara
Pincode	816118
Area (hectares)	352 hectares
Population	477
Male Population	244
Female Population	233
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	955
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandharabpur compares

By the 2011 count Gandharabpur is the 107th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 352 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Gandharabpur

Gandharabpur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gandharabpur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Gandharabpur from other places

Gandharabpur 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 Gandharabpur
Nearest railway station	Ambajora Shikaripara	7.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shikaripara	27 km
District headquarters	Dumka	27 km

Villages closest to Gandharabpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandharabpur village had a population of 477. That makes it the 107th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Gandharabpur village has 244 males and 233 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandharabpur has about 955 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1013.

The pincode recorded for Gandharabpur is 816118. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandharabpur covers 352 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gandharabpur falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gandharabpur 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gandharabpur.

Gandharabpur 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.

Gandharabpur is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Ambajora Shikaripara is about 7.2 km away. Shikaripara 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.