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About Gaipahari Village

Gaipahari is a small village in Barkatha tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 232, made up of 119 males and 113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 200.99 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaipahari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaipahari village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Barkatha
Pincode 825323
Area (hectares) 200.99 hectares
Population 232
Male Population 119
Female Population 113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
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 Gaipahari compares

By the 2011 count Gaipahari is the 68th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents. Its 200.99 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 968.

Getting to Gaipahari

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

Gaipahari lies about 34 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Sarmatanr, 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 Gaipahari
Nearest railway station Sarmatanr 15 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Barkatha 34 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 34 km

Villages closest to Gaipahari

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaipahari village had a population of 232. That makes it the 68th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,483 residents.

Gaipahari village has 119 males and 113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaipahari has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 968.

The pincode recorded for Gaipahari is 825323. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaipahari covers 200.99 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gaipahari falls under Barkatha tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gaipahari is Sarmatanr, 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 Gaipahari.

Gaipahari is about 34 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaipahari is in Barkatha tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Sarmatanr is about 15 km away. Jhumri Telaiya is about 24 km away. Barkatha is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pesra (under 2 km), Jhurjhuri (3.3 km) and Gangtiahi (3.5 km).

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

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