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About Gandanata Village

Gandanata is a mid sized village in Baharagora tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 536, made up of 274 males and 262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandanata Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandanata village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Baharagora
Pincode 832301
Area (hectares) 384 hectares
Population 536
Male Population 274
Female Population 262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gandanata compares

By the 2011 count Gandanata is the 88th largest of the 330 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 421 residents. Its 384 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Gandanata

Gandanata is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gandanata as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Gandanata from other places

Gandanata lies about 26 km from Purbi Singhbhum, and the nearest railway station is Chakulia, about 12 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 Gandanata
Tehsil headquarters Baharagora 12 km
Nearest railway station Chakulia 12 km
Nearest town Jhārgrām 26 km
District headquarters Purbi Singhbhum 26 km

Villages closest to Gandanata

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandanata village had a population of 536. That makes it the 88th largest of the 330 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 421 residents.

Gandanata village has 274 males and 262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandanata has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Gandanata is 832301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandanata covers 384 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gandanata falls under Baharagora tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gandanata is Chakulia, about 12 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gandanata.

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

Gandanata is in Baharagora tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district. Baharagora is about 12 km away. Chakulia is about 12 km away. Jhārgrām is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jantkata (under 2 km), Pankhishol (under 2 km) and Pathra (under 2 km).

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

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