# Gamharia Village, Rafiganj, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Rafiganj, Aurangabad 

# Gamharia

Gamharia is a village in Rafiganj sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,091 people in 138 households**, the 102nd largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 1,091people (2011)
- 138households
- 54.2%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Gamharia PIN code and other codes

Gamharia falls in Rafiganj sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLohara
- Community development blockRafiganj
- Census village code253184

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?

- Rafiganj (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Aurangabad (district HQ)41 km by road
- Rafiganj (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 Gamharia?

6 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rafiganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rafiganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 90% of the 138 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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, 1 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gamharia · ■ Rafiganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**55%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****37%**

**44%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**25%

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 Gamharia?

■ Gamharia · ■ Rafiganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.2%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1314**

**961

Working population ****13.1%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 33.5% for women. 24% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Farm labourers 125 (87%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 7 (5%) · **■** Marginal 10 (7%)

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 Rafiganj

- Bibipur1,122 people
- Bhatkurha1,121 people
- Kharwan1,109 people
- Bhikhanpura1,107 people
- Chiraila1,089 people
- Banchar Bagra1,081 people
- Amarpura1,066 people
- Majkhar1,058 people

[All 216 villages in Rafiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/rafiganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gamharia from Aurangabad?41 km by road
- What is the population of Gamharia?1,091 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gamharia in?Aurangabad district (Rafiganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gamharia?54.2% (Census 2011)