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About Gamhetha Village

Gamhetha is a mid sized village in Patan tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,195, made up of 609 males and 586 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 56.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 822123, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamhetha Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamhetha village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Palamu
Tehsil Patan
Pincode 822123
Area (hectares) 56.2 hectares
Population 1,195
Male Population 609
Female Population 586
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 962
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gamhetha compares

By the 2011 count Gamhetha is the 38th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 957 residents. Its 56.2 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 923.

Getting to Gamhetha

Gamhetha is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gamhetha as Available within 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhangardiha, Diharia, Dipaua and Durhi. 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.

Common questions about Gamhetha

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamhetha village had a population of 1,195. That makes it the 38th largest of the 135 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 957 residents.

Gamhetha village has 609 males and 586 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamhetha has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 923.

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

Gamhetha covers 56.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gamhetha falls under Patan tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Gamhetha notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

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

Gamhetha is in Patan 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.

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

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