# Gamhirgarh Village, Thakurganj, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Thakurganj, Kishanganj 

# Gamhirgarh

Gamhirgarh is a village in Thakurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,700 people in 339 households**, the 53rd largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%.

- 1,700people (2011)
- 339households
- 52.3%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Gamhirgarh PIN code and other codes

Gamhirgarh falls in Thakurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatTatpowa
- Community development blockThakurganj
- Census village code222450

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

## How far is Gamhirgarh from nearby towns?

- Thakurganj (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)80 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town)13 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 Gamhirgarh?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Gamhirgarh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Thakurganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kanakpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Gamhirgarh known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 64% of the 230 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Gamhirgarh

Of every 100 households in Gamhirgarh in 2011, 20 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gamhirgarh · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**52%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****17%**

**16%

Television ****13%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****32%**

**34%

Own their home ****85%**

**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 Gamhirgarh?

■ Gamhirgarh · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.3%**

**49.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1034**

**977

Working population ****31.5%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.3% for men and 40.0% for women. 46% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 185 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 241 (45%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (4%) · **■** Marginal 82 (15%)

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 Thakurganj

- Gunjar Mari1,809 people
- Dakpara1,775 people
- Giddhnikola1,763 people
- Karua Mani1,757 people
- Karua Mani1,677 people
- Amol Jhari1,667 people
- Pawa Khali1,606 people
- Kharudah1,600 people

[All 133 villages in Thakurganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/thakurganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gamhirgarh from Kishanganj?80 km by road
- What is the population of Gamhirgarh?1,700 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gamhirgarh in?Kishanganj district (Thakurganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gamhirgarh?52.3% (Census 2011)