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About Ghandharpur Village

Ghandharpur is a mid sized village in Pathargama tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 899, made up of 467 males and 432 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 925 females per 1000 males. The village covers 76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghandharpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghandharpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Godda
Tehsil Pathargama
Pincode 814147
Area (hectares) 76 hectares
Population 899
Male Population 467
Female Population 432
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 925
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 Ghandharpur compares

By the 2011 count Ghandharpur is the 48th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 805 residents. Its 76 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

Getting to Ghandharpur

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

Ghandharpur lies about 18 km from Godda, and the nearest railway station is Barahat Junction, about 4.4 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 Ghandharpur
Nearest railway station Barahat Junction 4.4 km
Nearest town Bānka 13 km
District headquarters Godda 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Pathargama 24 km

Villages closest to Ghandharpur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghandharpur village had a population of 899. That makes it the 48th largest of the 136 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 805 residents.

Ghandharpur village has 467 males and 432 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghandharpur has about 925 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 953.

The pincode recorded for Ghandharpur is 814147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghandharpur covers 76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghandharpur falls under Pathargama tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ghandharpur is Barahat Junction, about 4.4 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 Ghandharpur.

Ghandharpur is about 18 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghandharpur is in Pathargama tehsil of Godda district. Barahat Junction is about 4.4 km away. Bānka is about 13 km away. Godda 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 Manoharpur (under 2 km), Jogidih (under 2 km) and Pipra (4.0 km).

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

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