About Gaonkhap Village

Gaonkhap is a small village in Hussainabad tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 381, made up of 200 males and 181 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 905 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822116, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaonkhap Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaonkhap village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Hussainabad
Pincode	822116
Area (hectares)	73.48 hectares
Population	381
Male Population	200
Female Population	181
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	905
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 Gaonkhap compares

By the 2011 count Gaonkhap is the 95th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 868 residents. Its 73.48 hectares work out to about 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

Getting to Gaonkhap

Gaonkhap is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gaonkhap 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 Duara, Dulhar, Ekauni and Ekdari. 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 Gaonkhap

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaonkhap village had a population of 381. That makes it the 95th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 868 residents.

Gaonkhap village has 200 males and 181 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaonkhap has about 905 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 929.

The pincode recorded for Gaonkhap is 822116. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaonkhap covers 73.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gaonkhap falls under Hussainabad tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Gaonkhap 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 Gaonkhap.

Gaonkhap is in Hussainabad tehsil of Palamu 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.