About Pahamu Village

Pahamu is a mid sized village in Sisai tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 585, made up of 291 males and 294 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835224, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pahamu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pahamu village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Gumla
Tehsil	Sisai
Pincode	835224
Area (hectares)	313 hectares
Population	585
Male Population	291
Female Population	294
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,010
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 Pahamu compares

By the 2011 count Pahamu is the 65th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents. Its 313 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Pahamu

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

Pahamu lies about 35 km from Gumla, and the nearest railway station is Akashi, about 15 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 Pahamu
Tehsil headquarters	Sisai	12 km
Nearest railway station	Akashi	15 km
Nearest town	Lohārdagā	18 km
District headquarters	Gumla	35 km

Villages closest to Pahamu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pahamu village had a population of 585. That makes it the 65th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents.

Pahamu village has 291 males and 294 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pahamu has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Pahamu is 835224. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pahamu covers 313 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Pahamu falls under Sisai tehsil of Gumla district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Pahamu is Akashi, about 15 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 Pahamu.

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

Pahamu is in Sisai tehsil of Gumla district. Sisai is about 12 km away. Akashi is about 15 km away. Lohārdagā is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.