# Gormara Village, Topchanchi, Dhanbad (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Topchanchi, Dhanbad 

# Gormara

Gormara is a village in Topchanchi sub-district of Dhanbad district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **503 people in 89 households**, the 67th largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 503people (2011)
- 89households
- 84.3%literacy
- 965females per 1,000 males

## Gormara PIN code and other codes

Gormara falls in Topchanchi sub-district, Dhanbad district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatLedatanr
- Community development blockTopchanchi
- Census village code361385

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

## How far is Gormara from nearby towns?

- Topchanchi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Dhanbad (district HQ)30 km by road
- Dhanbad (nearest town)30 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 Gormara?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Gormara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Lokbad
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rajgang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dhanbad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Gormara known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 19% of the 146 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 Gormara

Of every 100 households in Gormara in 2011, 43 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gormara · ■ Topchanchi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****43%**

**71%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**21%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**61%

Use banking services ****43%**

**63%

Television ****33%**

**32%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****26%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Gormara?

■ Gormara · ■ Topchanchi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.3%**

**70.9%

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

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****795**

**909

Working population ****52.7%**

**35.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.0% for men and 74.5% for women. 52% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 44 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 102 (38%) · **■** Other work 93 (35%) · **■** Marginal 26 (10%)

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 Topchanchi

- Dignagar547 people
- Bhikhnidih545 people
- Jeruadih543 people
- Patharchhapra506 people
- Manpur503 people
- Roam485 people
- Karamtanr481 people
- Bhelwatanr469 people

[All 113 villages in Topchanchi](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dhanbad/topchanchi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gormara from Dhanbad?30 km by road
- What is the population of Gormara?503 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gormara in?Dhanbad district (Topchanchi sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gormara?84.3% (Census 2011)