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About Gandamara Village

Gandamara is a mid sized village in Kharsawan tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,151, made up of 569 males and 582 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 189 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 833201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gandamara Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gandamara village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil Kharsawan
Pincode 833201
Area (hectares) 189 hectares
Population 1,151
Male Population 569
Female Population 582
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Gandamara compares

By the 2011 count Gandamara is the 17th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 693 residents. Its 189 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

Getting to Gandamara

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

How far is Gandamara from other places

Gandamara lies about 26 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Barabambo, about under 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 Gandamara
Nearest railway station Barabambo under 2 km
Nearest town Chakradharpur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Kharsawan 15 km
District headquarters Saraikela Kharsawan 26 km

Villages closest to Gandamara

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gandamara village had a population of 1,151. That makes it the 17th largest of the 128 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 693 residents.

Gandamara village has 569 males and 582 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gandamara has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 977.

The pincode recorded for Gandamara is 833201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gandamara covers 189 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gandamara falls under Kharsawan tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gandamara is Barabambo, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Gandamara.

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

Gandamara is in Kharsawan tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Barabambo is about under 2 km away. Chakradharpur is about 11 km away. Kharsawan is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samursai (under 2 km), Potobera (2.2 km) and Telangjari (2.5 km).

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

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