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

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Village · Jokihat, Araria 

# Gamharia

Gamharia is a village in Jokihat sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,706 people in 367 households**, the 66th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 1,706people (2011)
- 367households
- 58.8%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Gamharia PIN code and other codes

Gamharia falls in Jokihat sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBagdahara
- Community development blockJokihat
- Census village code222134

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?

- Jokihat (sub-district HQ)8 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 Gamharia?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Araria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Gamharia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 62 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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, 4 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gamharia · ■ Jokihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**1%

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

**5%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**32%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****14%**

**17%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gamharia?

■ Gamharia · ■ Jokihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****977**

**961

Working population ****30.9%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.8% for men and 52.4% for women. 46% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 86 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 170 (32%) · **■** Other work 163 (31%) · **■** Marginal 108 (20%)

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 Jokihat

- Malchhari1,918 people
- Siswa1,835 people
- Lalia1,806 people
- Ghormara1,755 people
- Rahikpur1,676 people
- Domahana1,675 people
- Jahanpur1,653 people
- Chikania1,623 people

[All 99 villages in Jokihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/jokihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gamharia from Araria?13 km by road
- What is the population of Gamharia?1,706 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gamharia in?Araria district (Jokihat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gamharia?58.8% (Census 2011)