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About Gomharia Village

Gomharia is a mid sized village in Murhu tehsil, in the district of Khunti, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 701, made up of 339 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 526 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835210, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gomharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gomharia village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Khunti
Tehsil Murhu
Pincode 835210
Area (hectares) 526 hectares
Population 701
Male Population 339
Female Population 362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gomharia compares

By the 2011 count Gomharia is the 41st largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 608 residents. Its 526 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Gomharia

Gomharia is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gomharia as Available within 5 - 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 Gomharia from other places

Gomharia lies about 8.2 km from Khunti, and the nearest railway station is Karra, about 11 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 Gomharia
District headquarters Khunti 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Karra 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Murhu 12 km

Villages closest to Gomharia

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gomharia village had a population of 701. That makes it the 41st largest of the 140 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 608 residents.

Gomharia village has 339 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gomharia has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Gomharia is 835210. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gomharia covers 526 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gomharia falls under Murhu tehsil of Khunti district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gomharia is Karra, about 11 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 - 10 km distance for Gomharia.

Gomharia is about 8.2 km from Khunti in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gomharia is in Murhu tehsil of Khunti district. Khunti is about 8.2 km away. Karra is about 11 km away. Murhu is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bichna (under 2 km), Jaltanda (under 2 km) and Pandu (1.7 km).

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

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