# Gamhar Kona Village, Bagicha, Jashpur (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Bagicha, Jashpur 

# Gamhar Kona

Gamhar Kona is a village in Bagicha sub-district of Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496336**. The 2011 Census counted **739 people in 153 households**, the 85th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.6%.

- 739people (2011)
- 153households
- 50.9%literacy
- 496336PIN code

## Gamhar Kona PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gamhar Kona is 496336.** Gamhar Kona falls in Bagicha sub-district, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496336
- Gram panchayatKodopara
- Community development blockBagicha
- Census village code433615

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

## How far is Gamhar Kona from nearby towns?

- Bagicha (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Jashpur Nagar (district HQ)68 km by road
- Bagicha (nearest town)40 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 Gamhar Kona?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gamhar Kona; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sanna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bagicha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Gamhar Kona known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and pigeon pea**. About 30% of the 620 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Gamhar Kona

Of every 100 households in Gamhar Kona in 2011, 16 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gamhar Kona · ■ Bagicha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**17%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****62%**

**48%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****43%**

**55%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Gamhar Kona?

■ Gamhar Kona · ■ Bagicha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.9%**

**60.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****948**

**978

Working population ****59.7%**

**63.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.9% for men and 39.7% for women. 60% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 91 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 107 (24%) · **■** Marginal 234 (53%)

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 Bagicha

- Incholi764 people
- Jhagarpur764 people
- Jurudand760 people
- Khedar759 people
- Sonmuth739 people
- Rengola731 people
- Sutri731 people
- Rokda703 people

[All 137 villages in Bagicha](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/bagicha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gamhar Kona?496336
- How far is Gamhar Kona from Jashpur Nagar?68 km by road
- What is the population of Gamhar Kona?739 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gamhar Kona in?Jashpur district (Bagicha sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gamhar Kona?50.9% (Census 2011)