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About Gaipathar Village

Gaipathar is a mid sized village in Kundhit tehsil, in the district of Jamtara, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 853, made up of 425 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 257.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 815353, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaipathar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaipathar village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Jamtara
Tehsil Kundhit
Pincode 815353
Area (hectares) 257.85 hectares
Population 853
Male Population 425
Female Population 428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
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 Gaipathar compares

By the 2011 count Gaipathar is the 23rd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 550 residents. Its 257.85 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Gaipathar

Gaipathar is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gaipathar 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 Gaipathar from other places

Gaipathar lies about 26 km from Jamtara. 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 Gaipathar
Tehsil headquarters Kundhit 26 km
District headquarters Jamtara 26 km
Nearest town Jāmtāra 26 km

Villages closest to Gaipathar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaipathar village had a population of 853. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 152 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 550 residents.

Gaipathar village has 425 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaipathar has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Gaipathar is 815353. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaipathar covers 257.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaipathar falls under Kundhit tehsil of Jamtara district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Gaipathar notes the nearest railway station 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 Gaipathar.

Gaipathar is about 26 km from Jamtara in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaipathar is in Kundhit tehsil of Jamtara district. Kundhit is about 26 km away. Jamtara is about 26 km away. Jāmtāra is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kali Pathar (under 2 km), Kalipathar (under 2 km) and Khajuri (3.0 km).

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

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