# Genharia Village, Bhawanipur, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhawanipur, Purnia 

# Genharia

Genharia is a village in Bhawanipur sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **263 people in 44 households**, the 53rd largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 27.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.7%.

- 263people (2011)
- 44households
- 27.3%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Genharia PIN code and other codes

Genharia falls in Bhawanipur sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSondip Milik
- Community development blockBhawanipur
- Census village code223193

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?

- Bhawanipur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)62 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)62 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Auria
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhawanipur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Madhavnagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 82% of the 140 hectares of village land is sown, and 105 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, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Genharia · ■ Bhawanipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**50%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****0%**

**26%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**30%

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 Genharia?

■ Genharia · ■ Bhawanipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****27.3%**

**47.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1321**

**967

Working population ****43.3%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 28.6% for men and 25.8% for women. 44% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 6 (5%) · **■** Marginal 108 (95%)

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 Bhawanipur

- Khajura Patti355 people
- Chandaili Milik345 people
- Gonwara Patkaili307 people
- Shekhpura Milik267 people
- Mahanth Dina Ram Das248 people
- Auria245 people
- Birsail Badh222 people
- Dumrail Milik198 people

[All 88 villages in Bhawanipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/bhawanipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Genharia from Purnia?62 km by road
- What is the population of Genharia?263 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Genharia in?Purnia district (Bhawanipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Genharia?27.3% (Census 2011)