# Gamhariya Village, Dhaka, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhaka, Purba Champaran 

# Gamhariya

Gamhariya is a village in Dhaka sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,228 people in 388 households**, the 51st largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%.

- 2,228people (2011)
- 388households
- 62.4%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Gamhariya PIN code and other codes

Gamhariya falls in Dhaka sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMalkauniya
- Community development blockDhaka
- Census village code217837

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

## How far is Gamhariya from nearby towns?

- Dhaka (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)40 km by road
- Dhaka (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 Gamhariya?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Gamhariya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ghorasahan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 7 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 Gamhariya known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 226 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 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 Gamhariya

Of every 100 households in Gamhariya in 2011, 40 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gamhariya · ■ Dhaka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****40%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****26%**

**33%

Television ****8%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**21%

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 Gamhariya?

■ Gamhariya · ■ Dhaka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**55.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**906

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973**

**930

Working population ****26.4%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.6% for men and 52.4% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 58 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 110 (19%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 179 (30%) · **■** Marginal 235 (40%)

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 Dhaka

- Kharihaniya2,531 people
- Dalpat Bishunpur2,509 people
- Siswa Mangat2,375 people
- Bhawanipur2,357 people
- Basahia2,124 people
- Mathia Mohan2,066 people
- Rupaulia Khurd1,999 people
- Gurganwan1,482 people

[All 61 villages in Dhaka](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/dhaka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gamhariya from Motihari?40 km by road
- What is the population of Gamhariya?2,228 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gamhariya in?Purba Champaran district (Dhaka sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gamhariya?62.4% (Census 2011)