# Gamharia Village, Jalalpur, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Jalalpur, Saran 

# Gamharia

Gamharia is a village in Jalalpur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,469 people in 436 households**, the 28th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%.

- 2,469people (2011)
- 436households
- 69.9%literacy
- 1,009females per 1,000 males

## Gamharia PIN code and other codes

Gamharia falls in Jalalpur sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhat Kesari
- Community development blockJalalpur
- Census village code233506

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?

- Jalalpur (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)23 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)25 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
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jalalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhapra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 83% of the 204 hectares of village land is sown, and 92 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, 27 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gamharia · ■ Jalalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****27%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****39%**

**65%

Television ****16%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**14%

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 · ■ Jalalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%**

**68.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1032**

**940

Working population ****28.1%**

**27.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 55.4% for women. 44% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 193 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (5%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 225 (32%) · **■** Marginal 233 (34%)

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 Jalalpur

- Borian2,950 people
- Jalalpur2,947 people
- Kishunpur2,843 people
- Basdila2,532 people
- Russi1,939 people
- Misraulia1,933 people
- Pokharbhinda1,906 people
- Majhwalia1,905 people

[All 71 villages in Jalalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/jalalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gamharia from Chhapra?23 km by road
- What is the population of Gamharia?2,469 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gamharia in?Saran district (Jalalpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gamharia?69.9% (Census 2011)