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About Gomda Village

Gomda is a mid sized village in Rahe tehsil, in the district of Ranchi, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,435, made up of 693 males and 742 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 282 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gomda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gomda village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Ranchi
Tehsil Rahe
Pincode 835204
Area (hectares) 282 hectares
Population 1,435
Male Population 693
Female Population 742
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,071
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gomda compares

By the 2011 count Gomda is the 11th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 929 residents. Its 282 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

Getting to Gomda

Gomda is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gomda 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gomda from other places

Gomda lies about 36 km from Ranchi, and the nearest railway station is Gautamdhara, about 9.2 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 Gomda
Tehsil headquarters Rahe under 2 km
Nearest railway station Gautamdhara 9.2 km
Nearest town Būndu 14 km
District headquarters Ranchi 36 km

Villages closest to Gomda

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gomda village had a population of 1,435. That makes it the 11th largest of the 57 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 929 residents.

Gomda village has 693 males and 742 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gomda has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 984.

The pincode recorded for Gomda is 835204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gomda covers 282 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gomda falls under Rahe tehsil of Ranchi district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gomda is Gautamdhara, about 9.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 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 Gomda.

Gomda is about 36 km from Ranchi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gomda is in Rahe tehsil of Ranchi district. Rahe is about under 2 km away. Gautamdhara is about 9.2 km away. Būndu is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rahe (under 2 km), Maheshpur (under 2 km) and Kokrodih (1.6 km).

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

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