# Gurmahi Village, Forbesganj, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Forbesganj, Araria 

# Gurmahi

Gurmahi is a village in Forbesganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **844317**. The 2011 Census counted **2,690 people in 548 households**, the 46th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 2,690people (2011)
- 548households
- 58.5%literacy
- 844317PIN code

## Gurmahi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gurmahi is 844317.** Gurmahi falls in Forbesganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- PIN code844317
- Gram panchayatRahikpur Thila Mohan
- Community development blockForbesganj
- Census village code221570

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

## How far is Gurmahi from nearby towns?

- Forbesganj (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)13 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)13 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 Gurmahi?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Farbisganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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.

## What is Gurmahi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and jute**. About 63% of the 524 hectares of village land is sown, and 312 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 Gurmahi

Of every 100 households in Gurmahi in 2011, 1 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gurmahi · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**67%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**97%

Use banking services ****7%**

**20%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gurmahi?

■ Gurmahi · ■ Forbesganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****827**

**955

Working population ****36.6%**

**39.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.4% for men and 48.1% for women. 46% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 179 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 553 (56%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 18 (2%) · **■** Marginal 232 (24%)

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 Forbesganj

- Ghiwba3,225 people
- Mirganj3,038 people
- Eidgah2,902 people
- Samaul2,711 people
- Madhura2,565 people
- Bathnaha2,525 people
- Halhalia2,524 people
- Deopura2,376 people

[All 108 villages in Forbesganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/forbesganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gurmahi?844317
- How far is Gurmahi from Araria?13 km by road
- What is the population of Gurmahi?2,690 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurmahi in?Araria district (Forbesganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gurmahi?58.5% (Census 2011)