# Gajra Village, Narhat, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Narhat, Nawada 

# Gajra

Gajra is a village in Narhat sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,958 people in 255 households**, the 18th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.6%.

- 1,958people (2011)
- 255households
- 69.5%literacy
- 939females per 1,000 males

## Gajra PIN code and other codes

Gajra falls in Narhat sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKonibar
- Community development blockNarhat
- Census village code258169

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

## How far is Gajra from nearby towns?

- Narhat (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)25 km by road
- Hisua (nearest town)10 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 Gajra?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gajra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hishua
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hishua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Gajra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 56% of the 159 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Gajra

Of every 100 households in Gajra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gajra · ■ Narhat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**78%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**90%

Use banking services ****63%**

**29%

Television ****8%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**38%

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 Gajra?

■ Gajra · ■ Narhat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**62.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939**

**950

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****758**

**954

Working population ****32.6%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 58.7% for women. 48% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 154 (24%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 57 (9%) · **■** Marginal 411 (64%)

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 Narhat

- Nawada2,253 people
- Banian Bigha2,189 people
- Bhim Bigha2,063 people
- Gangata2,045 people
- Chatar1,875 people
- Raja Bigha1,814 people
- Punthar1,747 people
- Hazratpur1,652 people

[All 65 villages in Narhat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/narhat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gajra from Nawada?25 km by road
- What is the population of Gajra?1,958 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gajra in?Nawada district (Narhat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gajra?69.5% (Census 2011)