About Gamharia Village

Gamharia is a mid sized village in Chhatarpur tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,117, made up of 599 males and 518 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 865 females per 1000 males. The village covers 164 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822113, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamharia Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamharia village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Chhatarpur
Pincode	822113
Area (hectares)	164 hectares
Population	1,117
Male Population	599
Female Population	518
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	865
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Gamharia compares

By the 2011 count Gamharia is the 51st largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents. Its 164 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

Getting to Gamharia

Gamharia is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gamharia as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gamharia from other places

Gamharia lies about 32 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Chegro, about 12 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 Gamharia
Nearest railway station	Chegro	12 km
Nearest town	Gomoh	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chhatarpur	32 km
District headquarters	Palamu	32 km

Villages closest to Gamharia

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

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Common questions about Gamharia

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamharia village had a population of 1,117. That makes it the 51st largest of the 127 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,137 residents.

Gamharia village has 599 males and 518 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamharia has about 865 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 912.

The pincode recorded for Gamharia is 822113. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gamharia covers 164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gamharia falls under Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gamharia is Chegro, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gamharia.

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

Gamharia is in Chhatarpur tehsil of Palamu district. Chegro is about 12 km away. Gomoh is about 22 km away. Chhatarpur is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.