# Genharia Village, Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Gaunaha, Pashchim Champaran 

# Genharia

Genharia is a village in Gaunaha sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,607 people in 439 households**, the 17th largest of 156 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.9%.

- 2,607people (2011)
- 439households
- 65.7%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Genharia PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatJamunia
- Community development blockGaunaha
- Census village code216472

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

## How far is Genharia from nearby towns?

- Gaunaha (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)84 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)20 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 Genharia?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Jamunia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 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 Genharia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 406 hectares of village land is sown, and 240 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 Genharia

Of every 100 households in Genharia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Genharia · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**42%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****24%**

**38%

Television ****9%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**24%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Genharia?

■ Genharia · ■ Gaunaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.7%**

**58.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****992**

**959

Working population ****49.0%**

**41.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.5% for men and 58.1% for women. 49% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 548 (43%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (1%) · **■** Marginal 715 (56%)

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

- Maguraha2,820 people
- Parsa2,798 people
- Mehnaul Kalan2,739 people
- Pipra2,713 people
- Amolwa2,606 people
- Majharia2,424 people
- Matiaria2,391 people
- Belsandi2,356 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Genharia from Bettiah?84 km by road
- What is the population of Genharia?2,607 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Genharia in?Pashchim Champaran district (Gaunaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Genharia?65.7% (Census 2011)