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About Gamriya Village

Gamriya is a mid sized village in Goilkera tehsil, in the district of Pashchimi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 733, made up of 369 males and 364 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 986 females per 1000 males. The village covers 158.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamriya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamriya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Pashchimi Singhbhum
Tehsil Goilkera
Pincode 833105
Area (hectares) 158.78 hectares
Population 733
Male Population 369
Female Population 364
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 986
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 Gamriya compares

By the 2011 count Gamriya is the 35th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 698 residents. Its 158.78 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Gamriya

Gamriya is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gamriya 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 Gamriya from other places

Gamriya lies about 34 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Derowan, about 8.9 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 Gamriya
Nearest railway station Derowan 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Goilkera 9.2 km
District headquarters Pashchimi Singhbhum 34 km
Nearest town Bada Barabīl 35 km

Villages closest to Gamriya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamriya village had a population of 733. That makes it the 35th largest of the 106 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 698 residents.

Gamriya village has 369 males and 364 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamriya has about 986 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Gamriya is 833105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gamriya covers 158.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gamriya falls under Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gamriya is Derowan, about 8.9 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 Gamriya.

Gamriya is about 34 km from Pashchimi Singhbhum in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gamriya is in Goilkera tehsil of Pashchimi Singhbhum district. Derowan is about 8.9 km away. Goilkera is about 9.2 km away. Pashchimi Singhbhum is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Khajuria (under 2 km), Popkoda (1.6 km) and Ambia (1.6 km).

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

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