About Ghanshampur Village

Ghanshampur is a mid sized village in Poreyahat tehsil, in the district of Godda, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 841, made up of 445 males and 396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 890 females per 1000 males. The village covers 91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814153, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ghanshampur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ghanshampur village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Godda
Tehsil	Poreyahat
Pincode	814153
Area (hectares)	91 hectares
Population	841
Male Population	445
Female Population	396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	890
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Ghanshampur compares

By the 2011 count Ghanshampur is the 70th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 91 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

Getting to Ghanshampur

Ghanshampur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Ghanshampur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Ghanshampur from other places

Ghanshampur lies about 35 km from Godda. 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 Ghanshampur
Tehsil headquarters	Poreyahat	33 km
Nearest town	Pakur	34 km
District headquarters	Godda	35 km

Villages closest to Ghanshampur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ghanshampur village had a population of 841. That makes it the 70th largest of the 190 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Ghanshampur village has 445 males and 396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ghanshampur has about 890 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 971.

The pincode recorded for Ghanshampur is 814153. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ghanshampur covers 91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Ghanshampur falls under Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Ghanshampur notes the nearest railway station 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 village for Ghanshampur.

Ghanshampur is about 35 km from Godda in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ghanshampur is in Poreyahat tehsil of Godda district. Poreyahat is about 33 km away. Pakur is about 34 km away. Godda is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.