# Herhanj Village, Imamganj, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Imamganj, Gaya 

# Herhanj

Herhanj is a village in Imamganj sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **995 people in 167 households**, the 64th largest of 184 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.6%.

- 995people (2011)
- 167households
- 50.1%literacy
- 1,006females per 1,000 males

## Herhanj PIN code and other codes

Herhanj falls in Imamganj sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSalaiya
- Community development blockImamganj
- Census village code256141

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

## How far is Herhanj from nearby towns?

- Imamganj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)78 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)51 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 Herhanj?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Herhanj known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and pulse**. About 36% of the 78 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Herhanj

Of every 100 households in Herhanj in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Herhanj · ■ Imamganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

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

**17%

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

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**42%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****27%**

**34%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****48%**

**34%

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 Herhanj?

■ Herhanj · ■ Imamganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.1%**

**59.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1121**

**991

Working population ****32.3%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.6% for men and 40.4% for women. 42% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 59 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 67 (21%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 191 (60%)

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 Imamganj

- Sohai1,119 people
- Binayka1,096 people
- Gejna1,084 people
- Alinagar1,083 people
- Binhua982 people
- Hayat Chak976 people
- Gangti974 people
- Bara959 people

[All 195 villages in Imamganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/imamganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Herhanj from Gaya?78 km by road
- What is the population of Herhanj?995 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Herhanj in?Gaya district (Imamganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Herhanj?50.1% (Census 2011)