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About Gaganpur Village

Gaganpur is a small village in Dhanwar tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 277, made up of 160 males and 117 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 731 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825412, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaganpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaganpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Dhanwar
Pincode 825412
Area (hectares) 27.94 hectares
Population 277
Male Population 160
Female Population 117
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 731
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaganpur compares

By the 2011 count Gaganpur is the 212th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 959 residents. Its 27.94 hectares work out to about 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Gaganpur

Gaganpur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gaganpur as Available within 10+ 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 Gaganpur from other places

Gaganpur lies about 42 km from Giridih. 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 Gaganpur
Tehsil headquarters Dhanwar 8.2 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 20 km
District headquarters Giridih 42 km

Villages closest to Gaganpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaganpur village had a population of 277. That makes it the 212th largest of the 248 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 959 residents.

Gaganpur village has 160 males and 117 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaganpur has about 731 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Gaganpur is 825412. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaganpur covers 27.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaganpur falls under Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Gaganpur 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 <5 km distance for Gaganpur.

Gaganpur is about 42 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaganpur is in Dhanwar tehsil of Giridih district. Dhanwar is about 8.2 km away. Barki Saria is about 20 km away. Giridih is about 42 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Hemrodih (under 2 km), Khesarma (under 2 km) and Chonrhitanr (under 2 km).

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

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