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About Ganga Ahar Village

Ganga Ahar is a mid sized village in Chauparan tehsil, in the district of Hazaribagh, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 984, made up of 511 males and 473 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 926 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825606, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ganga Ahar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ganga Ahar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Hazaribagh
Tehsil Chauparan
Pincode 825606
Area (hectares) 230 hectares
Population 984
Male Population 511
Female Population 473
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 926
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Ganga Ahar compares

By the 2011 count Ganga Ahar is the 50th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 658 residents. Its 230 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 1035.

Getting to Ganga Ahar

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

Ganga Ahar lies about 38 km from Hazaribagh, and the nearest railway station is Barhi, about 8.7 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 Ganga Ahar
Nearest railway station Barhi 8.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Chauparan 10 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 23 km
District headquarters Hazaribagh 38 km

Villages closest to Ganga Ahar

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chauparan 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 Ganga Ahar

As per the Census of India 2011, Ganga Ahar village had a population of 984. That makes it the 50th largest of the 220 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 658 residents.

Ganga Ahar village has 511 males and 473 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ganga Ahar has about 926 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1035.

The pincode recorded for Ganga Ahar is 825606. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ganga Ahar covers 230 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ganga Ahar falls under Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Ganga Ahar is Barhi, about 8.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Ganga Ahar.

Ganga Ahar is about 38 km from Hazaribagh in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ganga Ahar is in Chauparan tehsil of Hazaribagh district. Barhi is about 8.7 km away. Chauparan is about 10 km away. Jhumri Telaiya is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jagdishpur (1.8 km), Langura Alias Belatanr (1.9 km) and Kutlu (1.9 km).

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

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