About Gauhi Village

Gauhi is a mid sized village in Manatu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 985, made up of 521 males and 464 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 891 females per 1000 males. The village covers 101 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gauhi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauhi village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Manatu
Pincode	822123
Area (hectares)	101 hectares
Population	985
Male Population	521
Female Population	464
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	891
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 Gauhi compares

By the 2011 count Gauhi is the 13th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 101 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Gauhi

Gauhi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gauhi 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. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gauhi from other places

Gauhi lies about 161 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Kechki, about 33 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 Gauhi
Tehsil headquarters	Manatu	25 km
Nearest railway station	Kechki	33 km
Nearest town	Medininagar	35 km
District headquarters	Palamu	161 km

Villages closest to Gauhi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauhi village had a population of 985. That makes it the 13th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Gauhi village has 521 males and 464 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauhi has about 891 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 916.

The pincode recorded for Gauhi is 822123. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gauhi covers 101 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gauhi falls under Manatu tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gauhi is Kechki, about 33 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Gauhi.

Gauhi is about 161 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauhi is in Manatu tehsil of Palamu district. Manatu is about 25 km away. Kechki is about 33 km away. Medininagar is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.