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About Gamhardih Village

Gamhardih is a small village in Jamua tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 15, made up of 7 males and 8 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,143 females per 1000 males. The village covers 145.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815318, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamhardih Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamhardih village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Jamua
Pincode 815318
Area (hectares) 145.6 hectares
Population 15
Male Population 7
Female Population 8
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,143
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 Gamhardih compares

By the 2011 count Gamhardih is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 912 residents. Its 145.6 hectares work out to about 0.1 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 947.

Getting to Gamhardih

Gamhardih is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gamhardih 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 Gamhardih from other places

Gamhardih lies about 109 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 16 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 Gamhardih
Nearest railway station Kathautia 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Jamua 20 km
Nearest town Bagaha 31 km
District headquarters Giridih 109 km

Villages closest to Gamhardih

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamhardih village had a population of 15. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 912 residents.

Gamhardih village has 7 males and 8 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamhardih has about 1143 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 947.

The pincode recorded for Gamhardih is 815318. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gamhardih covers 145.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gamhardih falls under Jamua tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gamhardih is Kathautia, about 16 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 Gamhardih.

Gamhardih is about 109 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gamhardih is in Jamua tehsil of Giridih district. Kathautia is about 16 km away. Jamua is about 20 km away. Bagaha is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gamharia (under 2 km), Kumhargarhia (1.9 km) and Bhanudih (3.1 km).

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

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