# Gamrahu Village, Mahishi, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/mahishi/gamrahu/ Village · Mahishi, Saharsa # Gamrahu Gamrahu is a village in Mahishi sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852216**. The 2011 Census counted **1,979 people in 349 households**, the 32nd largest of 73 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 48.4%. - 1,979people (2011) - 349households - 63.9%literacy - 852216PIN code ## Gamrahu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gamrahu is 852216.** Gamrahu falls in Mahishi sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar. - PIN code852216 - Gram panchayatSirwar Birwar - Community development blockMahishi - Census village code226407 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gamrahu from nearby towns? - Mahishi (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Saharsa (district HQ)24 km by road - Saharsa (nearest town)24 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 Gamrahu? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Gamrahu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Maina - ○Degree college10+ km · Saharsa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Supaul - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Gamrahu known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 68 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Gamrahu Of every 100 households in Gamrahu in 2011, 0 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gamrahu · ■ Mahishi rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **5% Toilet within the home ****21%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **90% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****78%** **38% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****47%** **22% Television ****1%** **3% Mobile phone ****46%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****41%** **52% 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 Gamrahu? ■ Gamrahu · ■ Mahishi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.9%** **48.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905** **907 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****924** **924 Working population ****29.7%** **36.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.8% for men and 48.5% for women. 45% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 109 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 47 (8%) · **■** Marginal 424 (72%) 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 Mahishi - Bijwar2,626 people - Bihna2,553 people - Semar2,349 people - Karhara2,151 people - Maina1,771 people - Teghra1,717 people - Mangrauni1,713 people - Sisauna1,694 people [All 81 villages in Mahishi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/mahishi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gamrahu?852216 - How far is Gamrahu from Saharsa?24 km by road - What is the population of Gamrahu?1,979 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gamrahu in?Saharsa district (Mahishi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gamrahu?63.9% (Census 2011)