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About Gengara Village

Gengara is a mid sized village in Patamda tehsil, in the district of Purbi Singhbhum, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,494, made up of 761 males and 733 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 832105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gengara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gengara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Purbi Singhbhum
Tehsil Patamda
Pincode 832105
Area (hectares) 293 hectares
Population 1,494
Male Population 761
Female Population 733
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
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 Gengara compares

By the 2011 count Gengara is the 16th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 987 residents. Its 293 hectares work out to about 5.1 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 986.

Getting to Gengara

Gengara is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gengara 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. The nearest villages by name are Dhusra, Dighi, Dogrigora and Duaridih. 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 Gengara

As per the Census of India 2011, Gengara village had a population of 1,494. That makes it the 16th largest of the 84 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 987 residents.

Gengara village has 761 males and 733 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gengara has about 963 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 986.

The pincode recorded for Gengara is 832105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gengara covers 293 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gengara falls under Patamda tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum district in Jharkhand.

The census record for Gengara notes the nearest railway station 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 Gengara.

Gengara is in Patamda tehsil of Purbi Singhbhum 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 Gengara today is likely to be higher.

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