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About Kamharbad Village

Kamharbad is a small village in Pirtanr tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 454, made up of 241 males and 213 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 884 females per 1000 males. The village covers 143.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamharbad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamharbad village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Giridih
Tehsil Pirtanr
Pincode 825108
Area (hectares) 143.96 hectares
Population 454
Male Population 241
Female Population 213
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 884
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kamharbad compares

By the 2011 count Kamharbad is the 81st largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 572 residents. Its 143.96 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kamharbad

Kamharbad is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kamharbad as Available within <5 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 Kamharbad from other places

Kamharbad lies about 11 km from Pirtanr, and the nearest railway station is Giridih, about 18 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 Kamharbad
Tehsil headquarters Pirtanr 11 km
Nearest railway station Giridih 18 km

Villages closest to Kamharbad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamharbad village had a population of 454. That makes it the 81st largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 572 residents.

Kamharbad village has 241 males and 213 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamharbad has about 884 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kamharbad is 825108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamharbad covers 143.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kamharbad falls under Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Kamharbad is Giridih, about 18 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kamharbad.

Kamharbad is about 11 km from Pirtanr in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamharbad is in Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district. Pirtanr is about 11 km away. Giridih is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sohnabad (under 2 km), Kariharo (under 2 km) and Gobrandha (under 2 km).

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

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