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About Gamharia Village

Gamharia is a small village in Barhi tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 26, made up of 17 males and 9 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 529 females per 1000 males. The village covers 84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamharia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Barhi
Pincode 825405
Area (hectares) 84 hectares
Population 26
Male Population 17
Female Population 9
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 529
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gamharia compares

By the 2011 count Gamharia is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents. Its 84 hectares work out to about 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

Getting to Gamharia

Gamharia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gamharia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Gamharia from other places

Gamharia lies about 37 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Kathautia, about 16 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 Gamharia
Nearest railway station Kathautia 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Barhi 17 km
Nearest town Bagaha 31 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 37 km

Villages closest to Gamharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamharia village had a population of 26. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,121 residents.

Gamharia village has 17 males and 9 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamharia has about 529 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Gamharia is 825405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gamharia covers 84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gamharia falls under Barhi tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gamharia is Kathautia, about 16 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 - 10 km distance for Gamharia.

Gamharia is about 37 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gamharia is in Barhi tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Kathautia is about 16 km away. Barhi is about 17 km away. Bagaha is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alagdiha (3.5 km), Singhpur Kalan (6.2 km) and Singhpur Khurd (6.2 km).

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

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