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About Gainra Village

Gainra is a large village in Bishungarh tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,299, made up of 1,171 males and 1,128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 691 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825323, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gainra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gainra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Bishungarh
Pincode 825323
Area (hectares) 691 hectares
Population 2,299
Male Population 1,171
Female Population 1,128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gainra compares

By the 2011 count Gainra is the 17th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents. Its 691 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Gainra

Gainra is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gainra as Available within 5 - 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 Gainra from other places

Gainra lies about 45 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Hazaribagh Road, 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 Gainra
Tehsil headquarters Bishungarh 7.7 km
Nearest town Barki Saria 15 km
Nearest railway station Hazaribagh Road 15 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 45 km

Villages closest to Gainra

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gainra village had a population of 2,299. That makes it the 17th largest of the 87 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,669 residents.

Gainra village has 1,171 males and 1,128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gainra has about 963 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 989.

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

Gainra covers 691 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gainra falls under Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gainra is Hazaribagh Road, 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gainra.

Gainra is about 45 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gainra is in Bishungarh tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Bishungarh is about 7.7 km away. Barki Saria is about 15 km away. Hazaribagh Road is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dongo (under 2 km), Lembua (under 2 km) and Bukna (under 2 km).

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

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