# Gamhariya Village, Karakat, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Karakat, Rohtas 

# Gamhariya

Gamhariya is a village in Karakat sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,256 people in 339 households**, the 29th largest of 128 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.9%.

- 2,256people (2011)
- 339households
- 74.0%literacy
- 882females per 1,000 males

## Gamhariya PIN code and other codes

Gamhariya falls in Karakat sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGamhariya
- Community development blockKarakat
- Census village code251369

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?

- Karakat (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)62 km by road
- Bikramganj (nearest town)16 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dhawani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bikramganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 99% of the 150 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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, 44 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gamhariya · ■ Karakat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****44%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**78%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**84%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**93%

Use banking services ****55%**

**66%

Television ****5%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**18%

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 Gamhariya?

■ Gamhariya · ■ Karakat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%**

**73.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921**

**926

Working population ****36.3%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 59.3% for women. 45% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 187 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 47 (6%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 48 (6%) · **■** Marginal 532 (65%)

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 Karakat

- Dhawani2,494 people
- Zorawarpur2,486 people
- Sohda2,322 people
- Niranjanpur2,263 people
- Dhanhara2,209 people
- Gharwasdih2,074 people
- Nawada2,032 people
- Kirhi2,014 people

[All 150 villages in Karakat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/karakat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gamhariya from Sasaram?62 km by road
- What is the population of Gamhariya?2,256 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gamhariya in?Rohtas district (Karakat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gamhariya?74.0% (Census 2011)