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About Nathpur Village

Nathpur is a mid sized village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 714, made up of 354 males and 360 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 406 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835231, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nathpur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nathpur village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Ghaghra
Pincode 835231
Area (hectares) 406 hectares
Population 714
Male Population 354
Female Population 360
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
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 Nathpur compares

By the 2011 count Nathpur is the 54th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 406 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Nathpur

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

Nathpur lies about 33 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 23 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 Nathpur
Tehsil headquarters Ghaghra 8.4 km
Nearest town Lohārdagā 20 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 23 km
District headquarters Gumla 33 km

Villages closest to Nathpur

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.

Common questions about Nathpur

As per the Census of India 2011, Nathpur village had a population of 714. That makes it the 54th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Nathpur village has 354 males and 360 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nathpur has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Nathpur is 835231. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nathpur covers 406 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Nathpur falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Nathpur is Lohardaga, about 23 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 Nathpur.

Nathpur is about 33 km from Gumla in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nathpur is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 8.4 km away. Lohārdagā is about 20 km away. Lohardaga is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Leha (under 2 km), Jamgain (1.6 km) and Labsor (1.8 km).

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

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