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

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Village · Gurua, Gaya 

# Jharaha

Jharaha is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **573 people in 100 households**, the 124th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 573people (2011)
- 100households
- 53.1%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Jharaha PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKolauna
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255744

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

## How far is Jharaha from nearby towns?

- Gurua (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)18 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)18 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 Jharaha?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Jharaha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Baidpura
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sagahi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand 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 Jharaha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 102 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Jharaha

Of every 100 households in Jharaha in 2011, 1 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Jharaha · ■ Gurua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**81%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**44%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****17%**

**44%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****38%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**31%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Jharaha?

■ Jharaha · ■ Gurua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.1%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**961

Working population ****64.6%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.3% for men and 41.8% for women. 66% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 7 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 360 (97%)

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

- Jolah Bigha610 people
- Tetaria596 people
- Habibpur591 people
- Dubi582 people
- Barahi Bigha563 people
- Mangli Chak561 people
- Parsawan561 people
- Tarwan558 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Jharaha from Gaya?18 km by road
- What is the population of Jharaha?573 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Jharaha in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Jharaha?53.1% (Census 2011)