# 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 **677 people in 115 households**, the 57th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 26.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.

- 677people (2011)
- 115households
- 26.7%literacy
- 962females 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 code256346

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)48 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●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 serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 29% of the 87 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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, 64 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Manjhar · ■ Sherghati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**44%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****95%**

**42%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**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+) ****26.7%**

**59.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**997

Working population ****28.4%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 30.8% for men and 22.6% for women. 51% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 49 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 50 (26%) · **■** Household industry 10 (5%) · **■** Other work 72 (38%) · **■** Marginal 11 (6%)

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

- Salaiya706 people
- Kadwa702 people
- Dariapur694 people
- Rani Chak687 people
- Ghorijara668 people
- Pandaul668 people
- Shafichak650 people
- Khairat627 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Manjhar from Gaya?48 km by road
- What is the population of Manjhar?677 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Manjhar in?Gaya district (Sherghati sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Manjhar?26.7% (Census 2011)