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

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Village · Shikaripara, Dumka 

# Gamra

Gamra is a village in Shikaripara sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814119**. The 2011 Census counted **934 people in 214 households**, the 35th largest of 242 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.1%.

- 934people (2011)
- 214households
- 84.5%literacy
- 814119PIN code

## Gamra PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gamra is 814119.** Gamra falls in Shikaripara sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814119
- Community development blockShikaripara
- Census village code370818

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?

- Sikaripara (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)12 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)12 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
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Indrabani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Gamra known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 57% of the 122 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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, 52 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gamra · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****52%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**93%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**5%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****41%**

**24%

Television ****34%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**20%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**31%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 · ■ Shikaripara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**57.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1293**

**968

Working population ****40.4%**

**43.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 95.2% for men and 73.0% for women. 54% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 107 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (10%) · **■** Other work 24 (6%) · **■** Marginal 208 (55%)

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 Shikaripara

- Ranga1,017 people
- Mahulpahari968 people
- Hirapur954 people
- Duar Pahari951 people
- Manikadi933 people
- Pakdaha929 people
- Majhladih922 people
- Partappur919 people

[All 261 villages in Shikaripara](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/shikaripara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gamra?814119
- How far is Gamra from Dumka?12 km by road
- What is the population of Gamra?934 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gamra in?Dumka district (Shikaripara sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gamra?84.5% (Census 2011)