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About Gamharjhariya Village

Gamharjhariya is a small village in Thethaitangar tehsil, in the district of Simdega, Jharkhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 203, made up of 94 males and 109 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,160 females per 1000 males. The village covers 246 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 835223, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gamharjhariya Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gamharjhariya village
Description Value
State Jharkhand
District Simdega
Tehsil Thethaitangar
Pincode 835223
Area (hectares) 246 hectares
Population 203
Male Population 94
Female Population 109
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,160
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 Gamharjhariya compares

By the 2011 count Gamharjhariya is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,443 residents. Its 246 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Gamharjhariya

Gamharjhariya is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Gamharjhariya 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 Gamharjhariya from other places

Gamharjhariya lies about 8.5 km from Simdega, and the nearest railway station is Biramitrapur, about 36 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 Gamharjhariya
District headquarters Simdega 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Thethaitangar 10 km
Nearest railway station Biramitrapur 36 km

Villages closest to Gamharjhariya

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gamharjhariya village had a population of 203. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,443 residents.

Gamharjhariya village has 94 males and 109 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gamharjhariya has about 1160 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Gamharjhariya is 835223. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gamharjhariya covers 246 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gamharjhariya falls under Thethaitangar tehsil of Simdega district in Jharkhand.

The nearest railway station to Gamharjhariya is Biramitrapur, about 36 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 Gamharjhariya.

Gamharjhariya is about 8.5 km from Simdega in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gamharjhariya is in Thethaitangar tehsil of Simdega district. Simdega is about 8.5 km away. Thethaitangar is about 10 km away. Biramitrapur is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Charmunda (under 2 km), Konmenjra (2.2 km) and Latha Khamhar (2.7 km).

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

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