# Gamhariya Village, Ramanujganj, Surguja (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Ramanujganj, Surguja 

# Gamhariya

Gamhariya is a village in Ramanujganj sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497220**. The 2011 Census counted **1,251 people in 238 households**, the 50th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.8%.

- 1,251people (2011)
- 238households
- 58.5%literacy
- 497220PIN code

## Gamhariya PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gamhariya is 497220.** Gamhariya falls in Ramanujganj sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497220
- Gram panchayatGamhariya
- Community development blockRamchandrapur
- Census village code431905

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?

- Ramanujganj (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)127 km by road
- Ramanujganj (nearest town)17 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ramanujganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ramanujganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ambikapur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 20 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?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and wheat**. About 53% of the 317 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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, 8 had electricity, 80 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gamhariya · ■ Ramanujganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****80%**

**72%

No toilet (open defecation) ****19%**

**27%

Tap water ****37%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**12%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****49%**

**62%

Television ****2%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**18%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**39%

Own their home ****99%**

**98%

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 · ■ Ramanujganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%**

**57.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****937**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**951

Working population ****52.4%**

**46.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 44.2% for women. 51% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 164 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (17%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 373 (57%)

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 Ramanujganj

- Bhitiyahi1,294 people
- Bishanpur1,287 people
- Bulgaon1,273 people
- Purshottampur1,257 people
- Krishnanagar1,236 people
- Purandih1,225 people
- Sundarpur1,204 people
- Chunapather1,198 people

[All 113 villages in Ramanujganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/ramanujganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gamhariya?497220
- How far is Gamhariya from Ambikapur?127 km by road
- What is the population of Gamhariya?1,251 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gamhariya in?Surguja district (Ramanujganj sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gamhariya?58.5% (Census 2011)
