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About Gomiburu Village

Gomiburu is a small village in Erki tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 234, made up of 124 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 138 hectares hectares.

Gomiburu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gomiburu village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Erki
Area (hectares) 138 hectares
Population 234
Male Population 124
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gomiburu compares

By the 2011 count Gomiburu is the 96th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 626 residents. Its 138 hectares work out to about 1.7 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 1005.

Getting to Gomiburu

Gomiburu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gomiburu as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gomiburu from other places

Gomiburu lies about 24 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Chakradharpur, about 35 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 Gomiburu
Tehsil headquarters Erki 24 km
District headquarters Khunti 24 km
Nearest railway station Chakradharpur 35 km

Villages closest to Gomiburu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gomiburu village had a population of 234. That makes it the 96th largest of the 126 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 626 residents.

Gomiburu village has 124 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gomiburu has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1005.

Gomiburu covers 138 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gomiburu falls under Erki tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gomiburu is Chakradharpur, about 35 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 village for Gomiburu.

Gomiburu is about 24 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gomiburu is in Erki tehsil of Khunti district. Erki is about 24 km away. Khunti is about 24 km away. Chakradharpur is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chaipi (under 2 km), Kulburu (under 2 km) and Chondordih (1.6 km).

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

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