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About Halmati Village

Halmati is a mid sized village in Ghaghra tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,526, made up of 762 males and 764 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 387 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Halmati Overview

Census 2011 figures for Halmati village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Gumla
Tehsil Ghaghra
Pincode 835208
Area (hectares) 387 hectares
Population 1,526
Male Population 762
Female Population 764
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Halmati compares

By the 2011 count Halmati is the 15th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 889 residents. Its 387 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Halmati

Halmati is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Halmati as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Halmati from other places

Halmati lies about 18 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Lohardaga, about 30 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 Halmati
Tehsil headquarters Ghaghra 7.4 km
District headquarters Gumla 18 km
Nearest town Gumlā 18 km
Nearest railway station Lohardaga 30 km

Villages closest to Halmati

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 Halmati

As per the Census of India 2011, Halmati village had a population of 1,526. That makes it the 15th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 889 residents.

Halmati village has 762 males and 764 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Halmati has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

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

Halmati covers 387 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Halmati falls under Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Halmati is Lohardaga, about 30 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 <5 km distance for Halmati.

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

Halmati is in Ghaghra tehsil of Gumla district. Ghaghra is about 7.4 km away. Gumla is about 18 km away. Gumlā 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 Baradih (under 2 km), Goya (1.7 km) and Gomat (2.2 km).

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

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