About Gamharia Village

Gamharia is a small village in Pirtanr tehsil, in the district of Giridih, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 243, made up of 119 males and 124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamharia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Giridih
Tehsil	Pirtanr
Pincode	825108
Area (hectares)	238.5 hectares
Population	243
Male Population	119
Female Population	124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,042
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gamharia compares

By the 2011 count Gamharia is the 120th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 572 residents. Its 238.5 hectares work out to about 1.0 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 990.

Getting to Gamharia

Gamharia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gamharia as Available within 5 - 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 Gamharia from other places

Gamharia 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 Gamharia
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 Gamharia

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 Gamharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamharia village had a population of 243. That makes it the 120th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 572 residents.

Gamharia village has 119 males and 124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamharia has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 990.

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

Gamharia covers 238.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gamharia falls under Pirtanr tehsil of Giridih district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gamharia 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gamharia.

Gamharia 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.

Gamharia 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.