Skip to main content

About Gangmuri Village

Gangmuri is a mid sized village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 757, made up of 382 males and 375 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 814111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gangmuri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gangmuri village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 814111
Area (hectares) 236 hectares
Population 757
Male Population 382
Female Population 375
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 982
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gangmuri compares

By the 2011 count Gangmuri is the 80th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 236 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Gangmuri

Gangmuri is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gangmuri as Available within 5 - 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gangmuri from other places

Gangmuri lies about 32 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Harinsing, about 22 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 Gangmuri
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 16 km
Nearest railway station Harinsing 22 km
Nearest town Nalhāti 27 km
District headquarters Pakur 32 km

Villages closest to Gangmuri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gangmuri village had a population of 757. That makes it the 80th largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Gangmuri village has 382 males and 375 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gangmuri has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

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

Gangmuri covers 236 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gangmuri falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gangmuri is Harinsing, about 22 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 km distance for Gangmuri.

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

Gangmuri is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 16 km away. Harinsing is about 22 km away. Nalhāti is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Lalchua (under 2 km), Khoridih (2.3 km) and Birkhibathan (2.5 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All