# Gamhariya Village, Balrampur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Balrampur, Surguja 

# Gamhariya

Gamhariya is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497118**. The 2011 Census counted **265 people in 68 households**, the 112th largest of 122 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.5%.

- 265people (2011)
- 68households
- 60.4%literacy
- 497118PIN code

## Gamhariya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gamhariya is 497118.** Gamhariya falls in Balrampur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497118
- Gram panchayatBada
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code431956

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

## How far is Gamhariya from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)75 km by road
- Balrampur (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 Gamhariya?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gamhariya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dhankar Kala
- ○Degree college10+ km · Balrampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Gamhariya known for?

About 53% of the 107 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Gamhariya

Of every 100 households in Gamhariya in 2011, 56 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gamhariya · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****56%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**11%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****94%**

**66%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**14%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****74%**

**47%

Own their home ****88%**

**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 Gamhariya?

■ Gamhariya · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**56.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****654**

**965

Working population ****49.4%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.0% for men and 50.9% for women. 50% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 33 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (23%) · **■** Other work 8 (6%) · **■** Marginal 60 (46%)

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 Balrampur

- Kodaki300 people
- Chandrapur295 people
- Khadiya Damar288 people
- Saraswatipur276 people
- Nawadih Khurd235 people
- Bhawanipur233 people
- Bradbadha209 people
- Ramnagar199 people

[All 124 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gamhariya?497118
- How far is Gamhariya from Ambikapur?75 km by road
- What is the population of Gamhariya?265 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gamhariya in?Surguja district (Balrampur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gamhariya?60.4% (Census 2011)