About Gahar Pathra Village

Gahar Pathra is a mid sized village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,894, made up of 1,001 males and 893 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 892 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahar Pathra Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahar Pathra village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Patan
Pincode	822123
Area (hectares)	238 hectares
Population	1,894
Male Population	1,001
Female Population	893
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	892
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gahar Pathra compares

By the 2011 count Gahar Pathra is the 19th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 238 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Gahar Pathra

Gahar Pathra is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gahar Pathra as Available within village. 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 Gahar Pathra from other places

Gahar Pathra lies about 26 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Radhagaon, about 10 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 Gahar Pathra
Nearest railway station	Radhagaon	10 km
Nearest town	Phusro	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Patan	26 km
District headquarters	Palamu	26 km

Villages closest to Gahar Pathra

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Patan 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 Gahar Pathra

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahar Pathra village had a population of 1,894. That makes it the 19th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Gahar Pathra village has 1,001 males and 893 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahar Pathra has about 892 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 923.

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

Gahar Pathra covers 238 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gahar Pathra falls under Patan tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gahar Pathra is Radhagaon, about 10 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gahar Pathra.

Gahar Pathra is about 26 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahar Pathra is in Patan tehsil of Palamu district. Radhagaon is about 10 km away. Phusro is about 18 km away. Patan is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.