# Gamharia Kalan Village, Adapur, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/adapur/gamharia-kalan/ Village · Adapur, Purba Champaran # Gamharia Kalan Gamharia Kalan is a village in Adapur sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,059 people in 1,313 households**, the 8th largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.2%. - 6,059people (2011) - 1,313households - 63.1%literacy - 777females per 1,000 males ## Gamharia Kalan PIN code and other codes Gamharia Kalan falls in Adapur sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatGamharia Kalan - Community development blockAdapur - Census village code217572 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gamharia Kalan from nearby towns? - Adapur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)35 km by road - Raxaul (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 Gamharia Kalan? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Gamharia Kalan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ramgarwa - ○Degree college10+ km · Raxaul - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds 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 Kalan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 54% of the 446 hectares of village land is sown, and 187 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 Gamharia Kalan Of every 100 households in Gamharia Kalan in 2011, 1 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gamharia Kalan · ■ Adapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **4% Toilet within the home ****9%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **87% Tap water ****2%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **29% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****28%** **32% Television ****4%** **7% Mobile phone ****53%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **6% None of these assets ****23%** **20% 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 Gamharia Kalan? ■ Gamharia Kalan · ■ Adapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%** **52.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****777** **886 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****796** **951 Working population ****37.7%** **38.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.7% for men and 46.7% for women. 46% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 227 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,051 (46%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 138 (6%) · **■** Marginal 849 (37%) 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 Adapur - Sirsia Kalan7,278 people - Bhawanipur6,690 people - Shampur6,161 people - Lachhimipur Pokhariya6,090 people - Barwa5,760 people - Belahiya5,410 people - Koraia5,157 people - Sirsiya5,055 people [All 60 villages in Adapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/adapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gamharia Kalan from Motihari?35 km by road - What is the population of Gamharia Kalan?6,059 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gamharia Kalan in?Purba Champaran district (Adapur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gamharia Kalan?63.1% (Census 2011)