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About Gahankhar Village

Gahankhar is a large village in Tijara tehsil, in the district of Alwar, Rajasthan. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,065, made up of 1,624 males and 1,441 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 887 females per 1000 males. The village covers 490 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 301405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gahankhar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gahankhar village
Description Value
State Rajasthan
District Alwar
Tehsil Tijara
Pincode 301405
Area (hectares) 490 hectares
Population 3,065
Male Population 1,624
Female Population 1,441
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 887
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gahankhar compares

By the 2011 count Gahankhar is the 11th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,388 residents. Its 490 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

Getting to Gahankhar

Gahankhar is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gahankhar as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Gahankhar from other places

Gahankhar lies about 39 km from Alwar, and the nearest railway station is Harsauli, about 13 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 Gahankhar
Tehsil headquarters Tijara 12 km
Nearest town Tijāra 12 km
Nearest railway station Harsauli 13 km
District headquarters Alwar 39 km

Villages closest to Gahankhar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gahankhar village had a population of 3,065. That makes it the 11th largest of the 184 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,388 residents.

Gahankhar village has 1,624 males and 1,441 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gahankhar has about 887 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 922.

The pincode recorded for Gahankhar is 301405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gahankhar covers 490 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gahankhar falls under Tijara tehsil of Alwar district in Rajasthan.

The nearest railway station to Gahankhar is Harsauli, about 13 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Gahankhar.

Gahankhar is about 39 km from Alwar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gahankhar is in Tijara tehsil of Alwar district. Tijara is about 12 km away. Tijāra is about 12 km away. Harsauli is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mosampur (under 2 km), Gothra (1.9 km) and Kakrali (2.3 km).

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

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