# Manjhar Village, Sherghati, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sherghati, Gaya 

# Manjhar

Manjhar is a village in Sherghati sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **845 people in 119 households**, the 46th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.

- 845people (2011)
- 119households
- 71.3%literacy
- 925females per 1,000 males

## Manjhar PIN code and other codes

Manjhar falls in Sherghati sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDhabchiraiya
- Community development blockSherghati
- Census village code256345

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

## How far is Manjhar from nearby towns?

- Sherghati (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)65 km by road
- Sherghati (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 Manjhar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Manjhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Manjhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 40% of the 81 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 Manjhar

Of every 100 households in Manjhar in 2011, 85 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Manjhar · ■ Sherghati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****36%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****64%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**95%

Use banking services ****98%**

**42%

Television ****12%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****86%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**35%

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 Manjhar?

■ Manjhar · ■ Sherghati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**59.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1179**

**997

Working population ****28.5%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 62.7% for women. 51% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 77 (32%) · **■** Marginal 163 (68%)

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 Sherghati

- Majhanpur974 people
- Ismailpur969 people
- Mansa Bigha945 people
- Kalandara911 people
- Jamuain843 people
- Mohiuddinpur841 people
- Ghorjara801 people
- Kazarsot785 people

[All 86 villages in Sherghati](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/sherghati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Manjhar from Gaya?65 km by road
- What is the population of Manjhar?845 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Manjhar in?Gaya district (Sherghati sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Manjhar?71.3% (Census 2011)