# Gamhira Village, Meskaur, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Meskaur, Nawada 

# Gamhira

Gamhira is a village in Meskaur sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar, PIN code **805122**. The 2011 Census counted **1,267 people in 182 households**, the 27th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.

- 1,267people (2011)
- 182households
- 53.9%literacy
- 805122PIN code

## Gamhira PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gamhira is 805122.** Gamhira falls in Meskaur sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- PIN code805122
- Gram panchayatPasarhi
- Community development blockMeskaur
- Census village code258228

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

## How far is Gamhira from nearby towns?

- Meskaur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)39 km by road
- Hisua (nearest town)15 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 Gamhira?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gamhira; 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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hisua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hisua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Gamhira known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 185 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Gamhira

Of every 100 households in Gamhira in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gamhira · ■ Meskaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**30%

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

**1%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****28%**

**29%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****53%**

**41%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gamhira?

■ Gamhira · ■ Meskaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.9%**

**59.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****638**

**968

Working population ****14.5%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.7% for men and 40.0% for women. 24% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 25 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 155 (84%)

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 Meskaur

- Lodipur Chak1,627 people
- Barosar1,563 people
- Gobindpur Urf Qanungo Bigha1,539 people
- Ganga Bara1,517 people
- Sonpura1,263 people
- Jarahiya1,222 people
- Bandhi1,153 people
- Belwan1,133 people

[All 60 villages in Meskaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/meskaur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gamhira?805122
- How far is Gamhira from Nawada?39 km by road
- What is the population of Gamhira?1,267 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gamhira in?Nawada district (Meskaur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gamhira?53.9% (Census 2011)