# Gamharia Village, Saur Bazar, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/saur-bazar/gamharia/ Village · Saur Bazar, Saharsa # Gamharia Gamharia is a village in Saur Bazar sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar, PIN code **852221**. The 2011 Census counted **11,609 people in 2,126 households**, the 3rd largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%. - 11,609people (2011) - 2,126households - 50.8%literacy - 852221PIN code ## Gamharia PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gamharia is 852221.** Gamharia falls in Saur Bazar sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar. - PIN code852221 - Gram panchayatGamharia - Community development blockSaur Bazar - Census village code226459 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? - Saur Bazar (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Saharsa (district HQ)10 km by road - Saharsa (nearest town)10 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? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Gamharia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Saharsa - ○Degree college5–10 km · Saharsa - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Saharsa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Gamharia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 64% of the 924 hectares of village land is sown, and 326 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, 15 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gamharia · ■ Saur Bazar rural average Electricity for lighting ****15%** **5% Toilet within the home ****12%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **89% Tap water ****5%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **97% Use banking services ****35%** **38% Television ****5%** **3% Mobile phone ****29%** **40% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****36%** **37% 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 Gamharia? ■ Gamharia · ■ Saur Bazar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.8%** **54.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923** **913 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048** **950 Working population ****35.0%** **36.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.9% for men and 36.2% for women. 47% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 938 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 869 (21%) · **■** Household industry 51 (1%) · **■** Other work 441 (11%) · **■** Marginal 1,765 (43%) 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 Saur Bazar - Chanaur22,436 people - Kanp19,431 people - Khajuri11,177 people - Sahuria10,934 people - Tiri9,395 people - Nado8,084 people [All 56 villages in Saur Bazar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/saur-bazar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gamharia?852221 - How far is Gamharia from Saharsa?10 km by road - What is the population of Gamharia?11,609 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gamharia in?Saharsa district (Saur Bazar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gamharia?50.8% (Census 2011)