About Homia Village

Homia is a mid sized village in Ramkanda tehsil, in the district of Garhwa, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 726, made up of 353 males and 373 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 494 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822125, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Homia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Homia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Garhwa
Tehsil	Ramkanda
Pincode	822125
Area (hectares)	494 hectares
Population	726
Male Population	353
Female Population	373
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,057
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 Homia compares

By the 2011 count Homia is the 24th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents. Its 494 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 981.

Getting to Homia

Homia is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Homia 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 Homia from other places

Homia lies about 36 km from Garhwa, and the nearest railway station is Barwadih Junction, about 35 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 Homia
Tehsil headquarters	Ramkanda	12 km
Nearest railway station	Barwadih Junction	35 km
District headquarters	Garhwa	36 km

Villages closest to Homia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Homia village had a population of 726. That makes it the 24th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,389 residents.

Homia village has 353 males and 373 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Homia has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Homia is 822125. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Homia covers 494 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.

Homia falls under Ramkanda tehsil of Garhwa district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Homia is Barwadih Junction, about 35 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 Homia.

Homia is about 36 km from Garhwa in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Homia is in Ramkanda tehsil of Garhwa district. Ramkanda is about 12 km away. Barwadih Junction is about 35 km away. Garhwa is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.