# Gamharia Village, Bhargama, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bhargama, Araria 

# Gamharia

Gamharia is a village in Bhargama sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854334**. The 2011 Census counted **3,577 people in 679 households**, the 20th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%.

- 3,577people (2011)
- 679households
- 51.5%literacy
- 854334PIN code

## Gamharia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gamharia is 854334.** Gamharia falls in Bhargama sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- PIN code854334
- Gram panchayatGamharia
- Community development blockBhargama
- Census village code221662

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

## How far is Gamharia from nearby towns?

- Bhargama (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)48 km by road
- Forbesganj (nearest town)45 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 Gamharia?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gamharia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhargaon
- ○Degree college10+ km · Forbesganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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.

## What is Gamharia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 410 hectares of village land is sown, and 286 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gamharia

Of every 100 households in Gamharia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gamharia · ■ Bhargama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****14%**

**20%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Gamharia?

■ Gamharia · ■ Bhargama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.5%**

**50.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****918**

**940

Working population ****44.8%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.8% for men and 39.8% for women. 46% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 140 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 421 (26%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 23 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1,014 (63%)

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 Bhargama

- Rampuradi5,824 people
- Dhanesri5,799 people
- Shaikhpura5,517 people
- Chiraiya4,274 people
- Hingua Jot3,446 people
- Harpur Kalan3,406 people
- Baija Patti3,013 people
- Bishunpr Bhaiaram2,593 people

[All 67 villages in Bhargama](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/bhargama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gamharia?854334
- How far is Gamharia from Araria?48 km by road
- What is the population of Gamharia?3,577 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gamharia in?Araria district (Bhargama sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gamharia?51.5% (Census 2011)