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

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Village · Gobindpur, Dhanbad 

# Gahira

Gahira is a village in Gobindpur sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **646 people in 128 households**, the 118th largest of 213 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.6%.

- 646people (2011)
- 128households
- 58.9%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Gahira PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatMurgabani
- Community development blockGobindpur
- Census village code361827

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

## How far is Gahira from nearby towns?

- Gobindpur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)14 km by road
- Dhanbad (nearest town)14 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 Gahira?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Gahira; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Murgabani
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ratanpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Gargaro
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Saulapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Gahira known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 8% of the 154 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gahira

Of every 100 households in Gahira in 2011, 75 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gahira · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****75%**

**81%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****15%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**17%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%**

**48%

Use banking services ****55%**

**54%

Television ****35%**

**37%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**18%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**14%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Gahira?

■ Gahira · ■ Gobindpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%**

**67.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****689**

**918

Working population ****39.3%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.3% for men and 47.0% for women. 48% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 17 (7%) · **■** Other work 133 (52%) · **■** Marginal 102 (40%)

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

- Kanralaga676 people
- Chengadaha670 people
- Bantor655 people
- Majhiladi654 people
- Manaidi641 people
- Sonaria632 people
- Tentuliatanr630 people
- Kurua622 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gahira from Dhanbad?14 km by road
- What is the population of Gahira?646 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gahira in?Dhanbad district (Gobindpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gahira?58.9% (Census 2011)