# Gamharia Village, Terhagachh, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Terhagachh, Kishanganj 

# Gamharia

Gamharia is a village in Terhagachh sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,566 people in 663 households**, the 14th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 3,566people (2011)
- 663households
- 50.0%literacy
- 882females per 1,000 males

## Gamharia PIN code and other codes

Gamharia falls in Terhagachh sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHawakol
- Community development blockTerhagachh
- Census village code222264

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

## How far is Gamharia from nearby towns?

- Terhagachh (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)50 km by road
- Bahadurganj (nearest town)29 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 Gamharia?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Gamharia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Terhagachh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Gamharia known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and jute**. About 78% of the 453 hectares of village land is sown, and 190 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 Gamharia

Of every 100 households in Gamharia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Gamharia · ■ Terhagachh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****57%**

**38%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****14%**

**14%

Television ****2%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gamharia?

■ Gamharia · ■ Terhagachh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.0%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885**

**973

Working population ****28.3%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.4% for men and 38.1% for women. 49% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 234 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 544 (54%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 30 (3%) · **■** Marginal 198 (20%)

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 Terhagachh

- Hawakol3,897 people
- Jhala3,885 people
- Balua Jagir3,620 people
- Phulbari3,599 people
- Khajuribari3,465 people
- Chargharia3,323 people
- Mianpur2,883 people
- Dak Pokhar2,743 people

[All 81 villages in Terhagachh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/terhagachh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gamharia from Kishanganj?50 km by road
- What is the population of Gamharia?3,566 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gamharia in?Kishanganj district (Terhagachh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gamharia?50.0% (Census 2011)