# Gamharia Village, Gurua, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Gurua, Gaya 

# Gamharia

Gamharia is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,452 people in 231 households**, the 34th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 1,452people (2011)
- 231households
- 77.2%literacy
- 911females per 1,000 males

## Gamharia PIN code and other codes

Gamharia falls in Gurua sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGuneri
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255575

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?

- Gurua (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)50 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)10 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?

12 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 · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chandi Asthan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 77% of the 140 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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, 18 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Gamharia · ■ Gurua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**81%

Tap water ****26%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**93%

Use banking services ****32%**

**44%

Television ****12%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****28%**

**31%

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 Gamharia?

■ Gamharia · ■ Gurua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1067**

**961

Working population ****35.5%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.9% for men and 71.9% for women. 48% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 105 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (23%) · **■** Household industry 30 (6%) · **■** Other work 98 (19%) · **■** Marginal 165 (32%)

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 Gurua

- Pirwa1,569 people
- Pawara1,560 people
- Dariaura1,554 people
- Nadiain1,498 people
- Matua1,405 people
- Sherpur1,386 people
- Itahri1,369 people
- Khairi Taira1,363 people

[All 182 villages in Gurua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gurua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gamharia from Gaya?50 km by road
- What is the population of Gamharia?1,452 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gamharia in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gamharia?77.2% (Census 2011)