# Gamra Village, Masalia, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Masalia, Dumka 

# Gamra

Gamra is a village in Masalia sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814146**. The 2011 Census counted **480 people in 99 households**, the 93rd largest of 290 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 480people (2011)
- 99households
- 66.8%literacy
- 814146PIN code

## Gamra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gamra is 814146.** Gamra falls in Masalia sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814146
- Gram panchayatKunjbana
- Community development blockMasalia
- Census village code372069

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

## How far is Gamra from nearby towns?

- Maslia (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)36 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)36 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 Gamra?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Gamra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Palojori
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Gamra known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 11% of the 116 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Gamra

Of every 100 households in Gamra in 2011, 26 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gamra · ■ Masalia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

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

**4%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****8%**

**42%

Television ****5%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**22%

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 Gamra?

■ Gamra · ■ Masalia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.8%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1286**

**956

Working population ****56.7%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.3% for men and 55.5% for women. 58% of men and 55% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 23 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (22%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 182 (67%)

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 Masalia

- Kunjbana490 people
- Latabar486 people
- Baratanr484 people
- Birajpur484 people
- Palan478 people
- Paharpur475 people
- Sagbari473 people
- Sidpahari473 people

[All 317 villages in Masalia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/masalia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gamra?814146
- How far is Gamra from Dumka?36 km by road
- What is the population of Gamra?480 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gamra in?Dumka district (Masalia sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gamra?66.8% (Census 2011)