# Gulma Village, Ghanshyampur, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/ghanshyampur/gulma/ Village · Ghanshyampur, Darbhanga # Gulma Gulma is a village in Ghanshyampur sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847203**. The 2011 Census counted **5,252 people in 1,185 households**, the 10th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.8%. - 5,252people (2011) - 1,185households - 64.8%literacy - 847203PIN code ## Gulma PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gulma is 847203.** Gulma falls in Ghanshyampur sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - PIN code847203 - Gram panchayatPunhad - Community development blockGhanshyampur - Census village code227753 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gulma from nearby towns? - Ghanshyampur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ)52 km by road - Darbhanga (nearest town)52 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 Gulma? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Gulma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Korthu - ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 10 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 Gulma known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 458 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Gulma Of every 100 households in Gulma in 2011, 1 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gulma · ■ Ghanshyampur rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **2% Toilet within the home ****25%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **80% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****69%** **46% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **96% Use banking services ****45%** **37% Television ****2%** **3% Mobile phone ****54%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **33% Own their home ****98%** **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 Gulma? ■ Gulma · ■ Ghanshyampur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%** **53.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****893** **920 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910** **934 Working population ****36.0%** **34.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.2% for men and 53.1% for women. 46% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 101 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 258 (14%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 264 (14%) · **■** Marginal 1,255 (66%) 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 Ghanshyampur - Salahpur Lagma7,224 people - Ghanshyampur6,237 people - Burheb Inaitpur5,567 people - Punahad5,350 people - Tumaul5,030 people - Mahathwar4,523 people - Dathua4,416 people - Hardowarpur4,339 people [All 29 villages in Ghanshyampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/ghanshyampur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gulma?847203 - How far is Gulma from Darbhanga?52 km by road - What is the population of Gulma?5,252 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gulma in?Darbhanga district (Ghanshyampur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gulma?64.8% (Census 2011)