# Gamharia Village, Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran 

# Gamharia

Gamharia is a village in Gaunaha sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,468 people in 277 households**, the 50th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 1,468people (2011)
- 277households
- 72.1%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Gamharia PIN code and other codes

Gamharia falls in Gaunaha sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBelsandi
- Community development blockGaunaha
- Census village code216343

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?

- Gaunaha (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)60 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)28 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jamunia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Gamharia known for?

About 82% of the 399 hectares of village land is sown.

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, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gamharia · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

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

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**92%

Tap water ****3%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**42%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****73%**

**38%

Television ****7%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**24%

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 Gamharia?

■ Gamharia · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**959

Working population ****52.8%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 61.4% for women. 53% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 301 (39%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 459 (59%)

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 Gaunaha

- Bhitharwa1,549 people
- Semri1,537 people
- Parsanda1,520 people
- Lachhmipur1,518 people
- Pararauna1,467 people
- Hardi1,462 people
- Ban Bairia1,425 people
- Bhitharwa Dheri Dhenhwa1,388 people

[All 168 villages in Gaunaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/gaunaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gamharia from Bettiah?60 km by road
- What is the population of Gamharia?1,468 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gamharia in?Pashchim Champaran district (Gaunaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gamharia?72.1% (Census 2011)