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About Gamhariya Village

Gamhariya is a mid sized village in Sisai tehsil, in the district of Gumla, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 798, made up of 413 males and 385 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 247 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835224, 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 Sisai
Pincode 835224
Area (hectares) 247 hectares
Population 798
Male Population 413
Female Population 385
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
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 Gamhariya compares

By the 2011 count Gamhariya is the 52nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents. Its 247 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Gamhariya

Gamhariya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gamhariya 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 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 Sisai 10 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 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.

Common questions about Gamhariya

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamhariya village had a population of 798. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,360 residents.

Gamhariya village has 413 males and 385 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamhariya has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

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

Gamhariya covers 247 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gamhariya falls under Sisai 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance 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 Sisai tehsil of Gumla district. Sisai is about 10 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.

The closest recorded villages are Jalka (2.0 km), Khera (2.7 km) and Kocha (2.8 km).

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

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