# Gurmha Village, Uchkagaon, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Uchkagaon, Gopalganj 

# Gurmha

Gurmha is a village in Uchkagaon sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,896 people in 269 households**, the 29th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.4%.

- 1,896people (2011)
- 269households
- 49.9%literacy
- 973females per 1,000 males

## Gurmha PIN code and other codes

Gurmha falls in Uchkagaon sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSankhe Khas
- Community development blockUchkagaon
- Census village code230748

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

## How far is Gurmha from nearby towns?

- Uchkagaon (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)15 km by road
- Mirganj (nearest town)12 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 Gurmha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Uchakagao
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gopal Ganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Gurmha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 101 hectares of village land is sown, and 96 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 Gurmha

Of every 100 households in Gurmha in 2011, 1 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gurmha · ■ Uchkagaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**70%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****44%**

**68%

Television ****11%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**8%

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 Gurmha?

■ Gurmha · ■ Uchkagaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.9%**

**67.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**1034

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1069**

**978

Working population ****34.1%**

**25.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.6% for men and 38.6% for women. 46% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 107 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (1%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 512 (79%)

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 Uchkagaon

- SalemPatti2,178 people
- Jamsari2,168 people
- Pakri Sirikant2,034 people
- Manbodh Parsauni1,932 people
- Itwa1,895 people
- Rajapur1,876 people
- Tulsia1,840 people
- Siswaniya1,768 people

[All 82 villages in Uchkagaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/uchkagaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gurmha from Gopalganj?15 km by road
- What is the population of Gurmha?1,896 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurmha in?Gopalganj district (Uchkagaon sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gurmha?49.9% (Census 2011)