About Gamcha Village

Gamcha is a small village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 19, made up of 8 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,375 females per 1000 males. The village covers 72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamcha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamcha village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Pakur
Tehsil	Maheshpur
Pincode	814111
Area (hectares)	72 hectares
Population	19
Male Population	8
Female Population	11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,375
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gamcha compares

By the 2011 count Gamcha is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 72 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 1012.

Getting to Gamcha

Gamcha is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gamcha 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 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Dumkadanga, Durgapur, Englishpara and Gadarpara. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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.

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Common questions about Gamcha

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamcha village had a population of 19. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Gamcha village has 8 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamcha has about 1375 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Gamcha is 814111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gamcha covers 72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gamcha falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Gamcha notes the nearest railway station 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 - 10 km distance for Gamcha.

Gamcha is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.