# Gajhar Village, Pranpur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pranpur, Katihar 

# Gajhar

Gajhar is a village in Pranpur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **854116**. The 2011 Census counted **161 people in 35 households**, the 71st largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%.

- 161people (2011)
- 35households
- 49.3%literacy
- 854116PIN code

## Gajhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gajhar is 854116.** Gajhar falls in Pranpur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code854116
- Gram panchayatPranpur
- Community development blockPranpur
- Census village code225415

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

## How far is Gajhar from nearby towns?

- Pranpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)27 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)27 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 Gajhar?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Gajhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Durgapur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Harphare
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Gajhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 79% of the 46 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Gajhar

Of every 100 households in Gajhar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gajhar · ■ Pranpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**45%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****33%**

**25%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****36%**

**40%

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 Gajhar?

■ Gajhar · ■ Pranpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.3%**

**52.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****851**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****615**

**959

Working population ****29.2%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.1% for men and 39.4% for women. 49% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 2 (4%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 44 (94%)

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 Pranpur

- Siktia339 people
- Baliatha236 people
- Gram Deota233 people
- Sakraili220 people
- Khajuria157 people
- Gach Baghwa154 people
- Silaur103 people
- Mohanpur90 people

[All 85 villages in Pranpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/pranpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gajhar?854116
- How far is Gajhar from Katihar?27 km by road
- What is the population of Gajhar?161 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gajhar in?Katihar district (Pranpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gajhar?49.3% (Census 2011)