# Barmeshia Village, Gobindpur, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Gobindpur, Dhanbad 

# Barmeshia

Barmeshia is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **1,251 people in 221 households**, the 70th largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 1,251people (2011)
- 221households
- 61.4%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Barmeshia PIN code and other codes

Barmeshia falls in Gobindpur sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatSaanbani
- Community development blockGobindpur
- Census village code361684

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

## How far is Barmeshia from nearby towns?

- Gobindpur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)20 km by road
- Dhanbad (nearest town)20 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 Barmeshia?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Barmeshia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Barmeshia
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Maharajganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Golmara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 19 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 Barmeshia known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 2% of the 292 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Barmeshia

Of every 100 households in Barmeshia in 2011, 63 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Barmeshia · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**17%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**48%

Use banking services ****28%**

**54%

Television ****22%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**14%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Barmeshia?

■ Barmeshia · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**918

Working population ****42.8%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.1% for men and 47.4% for women. 49% of men and 36% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (6%) · **■** Household industry 16 (3%) · **■** Other work 122 (23%) · **■** Marginal 305 (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 Gobindpur

- Rampur1,295 people
- Amlatanr1,286 people
- Jamdiha1,261 people
- Mohanpur1,252 people
- Nawatanr1,245 people
- Tilabani1,244 people
- Kharni1,227 people
- Kagala1,219 people

[All 220 villages in Gobindpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/gobindpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Barmeshia from Dhanbad?20 km by road
- What is the population of Barmeshia?1,251 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Barmeshia in?Dhanbad district (Gobindpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Barmeshia?61.4% (Census 2011)