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About Gainra Village

Gainra is a mid sized village in Chandwara tehsil, in the district of Kodarma, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,193, made up of 642 males and 551 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 858 females per 1000 males. The village covers 432 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 825409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gainra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gainra village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Kodarma
Tehsil Chandwara
Pincode 825409
Area (hectares) 432 hectares
Population 1,193
Male Population 642
Female Population 551
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 858
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gainra compares

By the 2011 count Gainra is the 21st largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,132 residents. Its 432 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

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 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 5 - 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 6.6 km from Kodarma, and the nearest railway station is Pipradih, about 2.2 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
Nearest railway station Pipradih 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Chandwara 3.4 km
District headquarters Kodarma 6.6 km
Nearest town Jhumri Telaiya 6.6 km

Villages closest to Gainra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chandwara 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 1,193. That makes it the 21st largest of the 75 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,132 residents.

Gainra village has 642 males and 551 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gainra has about 858 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 943.

The pincode recorded for Gainra is 825409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gainra covers 432 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gainra falls under Chandwara tehsil of Kodarma district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gainra is Pipradih, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gainra.

Gainra is about 6.6 km from Kodarma in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gainra is in Chandwara tehsil of Kodarma district. Pipradih is about 2.2 km away. Chandwara is about 3.4 km away. Kodarma is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bandidigthu (under 2 km), Digthu (under 2 km) and Pipradih (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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