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About Gathgaon Village

Gathgaon is a mid sized village in Mahuadanr tehsil, in the district of Latehar, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,465, made up of 777 males and 688 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 885 females per 1000 males. The village covers 566 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822126, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gathgaon Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gathgaon village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Latehar
Tehsil Mahuadanr
Pincode 822126
Area (hectares) 566 hectares
Population 1,465
Male Population 777
Female Population 688
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 885
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 Gathgaon compares

By the 2011 count Gathgaon is the 9th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 740 residents. Its 566 hectares work out to about 2.6 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 985.

Getting to Gathgaon

Gathgaon is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gathgaon 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 Gathgaon from other places

Gathgaon lies about 32 km from Latehar, and the nearest railway station is Bendi, about 32 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 Gathgaon
Tehsil headquarters Mahuadanr 18 km
Nearest railway station Bendi 32 km
District headquarters Latehar 32 km
Nearest town Lātehār 32 km

Villages closest to Gathgaon

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gathgaon village had a population of 1,465. That makes it the 9th largest of the 101 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 740 residents.

Gathgaon village has 777 males and 688 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gathgaon has about 885 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Gathgaon is 822126. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gathgaon covers 566 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gathgaon falls under Mahuadanr tehsil of Latehar district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gathgaon is Bendi, about 32 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 Gathgaon.

Gathgaon is about 32 km from Latehar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gathgaon is in Mahuadanr tehsil of Latehar district. Mahuadanr is about 18 km away. Bendi is about 32 km away. Latehar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Duari (4.5 km), Bisrampur (6.0 km) and Rampur (6.0 km).

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

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