# Gehuma Village, Jalalgarh, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Jalalgarh, Purnia 

# Gehuma

Gehuma is a village in Jalalgarh sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar, PIN code **854327**. The 2011 Census counted **3,265 people in 702 households**, the 12th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 3,265people (2011)
- 702households
- 60.7%literacy
- 854327PIN code

## Gehuma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gehuma is 854327.** Gehuma falls in Jalalgarh sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- PIN code854327
- Gram panchayatDansar
- Community development blockJalalgarh
- Census village code223638

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

## How far is Gehuma from nearby towns?

- Jalalgarh (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)21 km by road
- Kasba (nearest town)14 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 Gehuma?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jalalagarh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kasba
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Gehuma known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 199 hectares of village land is sown, and 171 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 Gehuma

Of every 100 households in Gehuma in 2011, 23 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gehuma · ■ Jalalgarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**11%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**92%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**51%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****26%**

**29%

Television ****11%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**34%

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 Gehuma?

■ Gehuma · ■ Jalalgarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1117**

**950

Working population ****30.8%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.8% for men and 51.8% for women. 47% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 119 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 709 (71%) · **■** Other work 174 (17%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%)

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 Jalalgarh

- Nijgehuma3,843 people
- Hansi3,584 people
- Sauntha3,475 people
- Dansar3,283 people
- Bathna3,047 people
- Dihia3,024 people
- Ramdaili2,958 people
- Chak2,810 people

[All 47 villages in Jalalgarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/jalalgarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gehuma?854327
- How far is Gehuma from Purnia?21 km by road
- What is the population of Gehuma?3,265 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gehuma in?Purnia district (Jalalgarh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gehuma?60.7% (Census 2011)