# Gamharia Village, Sasaram, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sasaram, Rohtas 

# Gamharia

Gamharia is a village in Sasaram sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **707 people in 99 households**, the 101st largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 707people (2011)
- 99households
- 82.1%literacy
- 875females per 1,000 males

## Gamharia PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatMokar
- Community development blockSasaram
- Census village code252372

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?

- Sasaram (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)7 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)7 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

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Raj Pur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Gamharia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 67 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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, 30 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gamharia · ■ Sasaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****30%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**74%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****0%**

**89%

Use banking services ****96%**

**55%

Television ****46%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**20%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 · ■ Sasaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.1%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****875**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****677**

**927

Working population ****50.5%**

**29.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.8% for men and 73.6% for women. 48% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 93 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 116 (32%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 6 (2%) · **■** Marginal 141 (39%)

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 Sasaram

- Kurdaun711 people
- Tetari709 people
- Dhunan708 people
- Babura707 people
- Ahrawan705 people
- Tendua702 people
- Bishunpura696 people
- Lok Dehri686 people

[All 171 villages in Sasaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/sasaram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gamharia from Sasaram?7 km by road
- What is the population of Gamharia?707 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gamharia in?Rohtas district (Sasaram sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gamharia?82.1% (Census 2011)