About Ghailapathar Village

Ghailapathar is a small village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 244, made up of 123 males and 121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 157 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816118, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghailapathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghailapathar village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Shikaripara
Pincode	816118
Area (hectares)	157 hectares
Population	244
Male Population	123
Female Population	121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
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 Ghailapathar compares

By the 2011 count Ghailapathar is the 163rd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 157 hectares work out to about 1.6 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

Getting to Ghailapathar

Ghailapathar is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Ghailapathar 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. The nearest villages by name are Gamarpahari, Gamra, Gandarakpur and Gandharabpur. 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.

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Common questions about Ghailapathar

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghailapathar village had a population of 244. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Ghailapathar village has 123 males and 121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghailapathar has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1013.

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

Ghailapathar covers 157 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Ghailapathar falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Ghailapathar 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 10+ km distance for Ghailapathar.

Ghailapathar is in Shikaripara 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.