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About Gahami Village

Gahami is a small village in Chandiposh tehsil, in the district of Sundargarh, Odisha. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 73, made up of 42 males and 31 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 738 females per 1000 males. The village covers 190 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 770040, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahami Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahami village
Description Value
State Odisha
District Sundargarh
Tehsil Chandiposh
Pincode 770040
Area (hectares) 190 hectares
Population 73
Male Population 42
Female Population 31
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 738
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gahami compares

By the 2011 count Gahami is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 533 residents. Its 190 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Gahami

Gahami is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Gahami as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Chandiposh, Chandrapur, Chhidi and Dhenkiam. 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 Gahami

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahami village had a population of 73. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 533 residents.

Gahami village has 42 males and 31 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahami has about 738 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Gahami is 770040. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahami covers 190 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gahami falls under Chandiposh tehsil of Sundargarh district in Odisha.

The census record for Gahami notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Gahami.

Gahami is in Chandiposh tehsil of Sundargarh 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 Gahami today is likely to be higher.

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