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About Gaibathan Village

Gaibathan is a mid sized village in Maheshpur tehsil, in the district of Pakur, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,414, made up of 735 males and 679 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 924 females per 1000 males. The village covers 544 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 816107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaibathan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaibathan village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pakur
Tehsil Maheshpur
Pincode 816107
Area (hectares) 544 hectares
Population 1,414
Male Population 735
Female Population 679
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 924
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaibathan compares

By the 2011 count Gaibathan is the 32nd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 656 residents. Its 544 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Gaibathan

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

How far is Gaibathan from other places

Gaibathan lies about 20 km from Pakur, and the nearest railway station is Rajgram, about 20 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 Gaibathan
Tehsil headquarters Maheshpur 13 km
District headquarters Pakur 20 km
Nearest railway station Rajgram 20 km

Villages closest to Gaibathan

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 Gaibathan

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaibathan village had a population of 1,414. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 305 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 656 residents.

Gaibathan village has 735 males and 679 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaibathan has about 924 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Gaibathan is 816107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaibathan covers 544 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaibathan falls under Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gaibathan is Rajgram, about 20 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gaibathan.

Gaibathan is about 20 km from Pakur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaibathan is in Maheshpur tehsil of Pakur district. Maheshpur is about 13 km away. Pakur is about 20 km away. Rajgram is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Majdiha (1.6 km), Tasaria (1.8 km) and Gobindpur (2.6 km).

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

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