About Gamra Village

Gamra is a mid sized village in Shikaripara tehsil, in the district of Dumka, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 934, made up of 478 males and 456 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 121.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Dumka
Tehsil	Shikaripara
Pincode	814119
Area (hectares)	121.6 hectares
Population	934
Male Population	478
Female Population	456
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	954
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 Gamra compares

By the 2011 count Gamra is the 34th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 547 residents. Its 121.6 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. 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 Gamra

Gamra is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gamra 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gamra from other places

Gamra lies about 31 km from Dumka, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 8.4 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 Gamra
Nearest railway station	Harinsing	8.4 km
Nearest town	Rampur Hat	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Shikaripara	31 km
District headquarters	Dumka	31 km

Villages closest to Gamra

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.

Most viewed villages

Related Villages

Common questions about Gamra

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamra village had a population of 934. That makes it the 34th largest of the 233 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 547 residents.

Gamra village has 478 males and 456 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamra has about 954 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 Gamra is 814119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gamra covers 121.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gamra falls under Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gamra is Harinsing, about 8.4 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 10+ km distance for Gamra.

Gamra is about 31 km from Dumka in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gamra is in Shikaripara tehsil of Dumka district. Harinsing is about 8.4 km away. Rampur Hat is about 28 km away. Shikaripara is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.