About Gamaria Village

Gamaria is a mid sized village in Gobindpur tehsil, in the district of Saraikela Kharsawan, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 978, made up of 486 males and 492 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 228 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 831002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamaria Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamaria village
Description	Value
State	Jharkhand
District	Saraikela Kharsawan
Tehsil	Gobindpur
Pincode	831002
Area (hectares)	228 hectares
Population	978
Male Population	486
Female Population	492
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,012
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gamaria compares

By the 2011 count Gamaria is the 24th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 563 residents. Its 228 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Gamaria

Gamaria is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gamaria 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gamaria from other places

Gamaria lies about 18 km from Saraikela Kharsawan, and the nearest railway station is Gamharia Jn., 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 Gamaria
Nearest railway station	Gamharia Jn.	under 2 km
Nearest town	Bhetia	4.3 km
District headquarters	Saraikela Kharsawan	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gobindpur	20 km

Villages closest to Gamaria

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

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Common questions about Gamaria

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamaria village had a population of 978. That makes it the 24th largest of the 236 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 563 residents.

Gamaria village has 486 males and 492 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamaria has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1020.

The pincode recorded for Gamaria is 831002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gamaria covers 228 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gamaria falls under Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gamaria is Gamharia Jn., about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Gamaria.

Gamaria is about 18 km from Saraikela Kharsawan in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gamaria is in Gobindpur tehsil of Saraikela Kharsawan district. Gamharia Jn. is about under 2 km away. Bhetia is about 4.3 km away. Saraikela Kharsawan is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.