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About Gaurwatanr Village

Gaurwatanr is a small village in Manatu tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 366, made up of 206 males and 160 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 777 females per 1000 males. The village covers 203 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaurwatanr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaurwatanr village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Manatu
Pincode 822123
Area (hectares) 203 hectares
Population 366
Male Population 206
Female Population 160
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 777
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaurwatanr compares

By the 2011 count Gaurwatanr is the 49th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 610 residents. Its 203 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

Getting to Gaurwatanr

Gaurwatanr is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gaurwatanr as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Gaurwatanr from other places

Gaurwatanr lies about 147 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Latehar, about 8.5 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 Gaurwatanr
Nearest town Lātehār 5.1 km
Nearest railway station Latehar 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Manatu 32 km
District headquarters Palamu 147 km

Villages closest to Gaurwatanr

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.

Common questions about Gaurwatanr

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaurwatanr village had a population of 366. That makes it the 49th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 610 residents.

Gaurwatanr village has 206 males and 160 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaurwatanr has about 777 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 916.

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

Gaurwatanr covers 203 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gaurwatanr falls under Manatu tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gaurwatanr is Latehar, about 8.5 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 10+ km distance for Gaurwatanr.

Gaurwatanr is about 147 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaurwatanr is in Manatu tehsil of Palamu district. Lātehār is about 5.1 km away. Latehar is about 8.5 km away. Manatu is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mukta (3.4 km), Karmahi (19 km) and Chiri Khurd (20 km).

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

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