About Gamhara Village

Gamhara is a mid sized village in Pirtanr tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 899, made up of 434 males and 465 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamhara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamhara village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Pirtanr
Pincode	825108
Area (hectares)	356.84 hectares
Population	899
Male Population	434
Female Population	465
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,071
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 Gamhara compares

By the 2011 count Gamhara is the 32nd largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 572 residents. Its 356.84 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Gamhara

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

Gamhara lies about 22 km from Giridih, and the nearest railway station is Chegro, about 12 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 Gamhara
Tehsil headquarters	Pirtanr	3.8 km
Nearest railway station	Chegro	12 km
Nearest town	Gomoh	22 km
District headquarters	Giridih	22 km

Villages closest to Gamhara

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.

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Common questions about Gamhara

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamhara village had a population of 899. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 572 residents.

Gamhara village has 434 males and 465 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamhara has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

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

Gamhara covers 356.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gamhara falls under Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gamhara is Chegro, about 12 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 Gamhara.

Gamhara is about 22 km from Giridih in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gamhara is in Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district. Pirtanr is about 3.8 km away. Chegro is about 12 km away. Gomoh is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.