About Gamhariya Village

Gamhariya is a mid sized village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,494, made up of 750 males and 744 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 396 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamhariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamhariya village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Ghaghra
Pincode	835208
Area (hectares)	396 hectares
Population	1,494
Male Population	750
Female Population	744
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gamhariya compares

By the 2011 count Gamhariya is the 16th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 396 hectares work out to about 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Gamhariya

Gamhariya is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gamhariya as Available within village. 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 Gamhariya from other places

Gamhariya lies about 27 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Irgaon, about 22 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 Gamhariya
Tehsil headquarters	Ghaghra	14 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	21 km
Nearest railway station	Irgaon	22 km
District headquarters	Gumla	27 km

Villages closest to Gamhariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamhariya village had a population of 1,494. That makes it the 16th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Gamhariya village has 750 males and 744 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamhariya has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Gamhariya is 835208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gamhariya covers 396 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gamhariya falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gamhariya is Irgaon, about 22 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Gamhariya.

Gamhariya is about 27 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gamhariya is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 14 km away. Lohārdagā is about 21 km away. Irgaon is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.