# Gahia Village, Sarthebari, Barpeta (Assam) – PIN Code

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Village · Sarthebari, Barpeta 

# Gahia

Gahia is a village in Sarthebari sub-district of Barpeta district, Assam. The 2011 Census counted **1,551 people in 325 households**, the 49th largest of 127 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.5%.

- 1,551people (2011)
- 325households
- 78.3%literacy
- 936females per 1,000 males

## Gahia PIN code and other codes

Gahia falls in Sarthebari sub-district, Barpeta district, Assam.

- Community development blockSarukhetri
- Census village code283151

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gahia from nearby towns?

- Barpeta (district HQ)25 km by road
- Sarthebari (nearest town)6 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Gahia?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Gahia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sarthebari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barpeta
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Barpeta
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Gahia

Of every 100 households in Gahia in 2011, 40 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Gahia · ■ Sarthebari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****57%**

**63%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**36%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****84%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**86%

Use banking services ****84%**

**49%

Television ****17%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Gahia?

■ Gahia · ■ Sarthebari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****78.3%**

**64.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936**

**951

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886**

**976

Working population ****33.1%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.7% for men and 71.4% for women. 50% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 135 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 11 (2%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 186 (36%) · **■** Marginal 170 (33%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Sarthebari

- Maricha Pathar1,618 people
- Niz Saldah1,610 people
- Chinadi1,582 people
- Panimaricha Pathar1,559 people
- Bhogdia1,550 people
- Amda Gaon1,529 people
- Rangia Gaon1,517 people
- Kayakuchi Pam1,494 people

[All 128 villages in Sarthebari](https://wherepedia.org/india/assam/barpeta/sarthebari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gahia from Barpeta?25 km by road
- What is the population of Gahia?1,551 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gahia in?Barpeta district (Sarthebari sub-district), Assam
- What is the literacy rate of Gahia?78.3% (Census 2011)