# Gamharia Village, Nokha, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Nokha, Rohtas 

# Gamharia

Gamharia is a village in Nokha sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,358 people in 177 households**, the 44th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%.

- 1,358people (2011)
- 177households
- 66.3%literacy
- 863females per 1,000 males

## Gamharia PIN code and other codes

Gamharia falls in Nokha sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDharampura
- Community development blockNokha
- Census village code251589

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

## How far is Gamharia from nearby towns?

- Nokha (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)19 km by road
- Nokha (nearest town)8 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?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gamharia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Nokha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sasaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Gamharia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 151 hectares of village land is sown, and 115 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

Of every 100 households in Gamharia in 2011, 38 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 9 a car.

■ Gamharia · ■ Nokha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****38%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**84%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****47%**

**55%

Television ****20%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****9%**

**3%

None of these assets ****28%**

**18%

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 Gamharia?

■ Gamharia · ■ Nokha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**72.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864**

**945

Working population ****28.4%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.4% for men and 52.2% for women. 46% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 112 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 114 (30%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 15 (4%) · **■** Marginal 143 (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 Nokha

- Gosainpur1,500 people
- Dumra1,481 people
- Khairahin1,443 people
- Hasnadih1,391 people
- Meyari1,343 people
- Ghurdihan1,329 people
- Shivpur1,266 people
- Karma1,122 people

[All 87 villages in Nokha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/nokha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gamharia from Sasaram?19 km by road
- What is the population of Gamharia?1,358 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gamharia in?Rohtas district (Nokha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gamharia?66.3% (Census 2011)