About Gahora Village

Gahora is a mid sized village in Pipra tehsil, in the district of Palamu, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,281, made up of 667 males and 614 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 921 females per 1000 males. The village covers 165 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 824119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahora Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahora village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Palamu
Tehsil	Pipra
Pincode	824119
Area (hectares)	165 hectares
Population	1,281
Male Population	667
Female Population	614
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	921
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gahora compares

By the 2011 count Gahora is the 8th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 583 residents. Its 165 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

Getting to Gahora

Gahora is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gahora 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gahora from other places

Gahora lies about 131 km from Palamu, and the nearest railway station is Tankuppa, about 37 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 Gahora
Nearest town	Sherghāti	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pipra	18 km
Nearest railway station	Tankuppa	37 km
District headquarters	Palamu	131 km

Villages closest to Gahora

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahora village had a population of 1,281. That makes it the 8th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 583 residents.

Gahora village has 667 males and 614 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahora has about 921 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 950.

The pincode recorded for Gahora is 824119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahora covers 165 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gahora falls under Pipra tehsil of Palamu district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gahora is Tankuppa, about 37 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gahora.

Gahora is about 131 km from Palamu in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahora is in Pipra tehsil of Palamu district. Sherghāti is about 13 km away. Pipra is about 18 km away. Tankuppa is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.