# Bara Gargama Village, Barharwa, Sahibganj (Jharkhand)

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Village · Barharwa, Sahibganj 

# Bara Gargama

Bara Gargama is a village in Barharwa sub-district of Sahibganj district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **836 people in 171 households**, the 62nd largest of 162 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 35.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 836people (2011)
- 171households
- 35.2%literacy
- 958females per 1,000 males

## Bara Gargama PIN code and other codes

Bara Gargama falls in Barharwa sub-district, Sahibganj district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatPatna
- Community development blockBarharwa
- Census village code359539

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

## How far is Bara Gargama from nearby towns?

- Pakur (district HQ)26 km by road
- Pakur (nearest town)26 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 Bara Gargama?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Bara Gargama; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

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 Bara Gargama known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 64% of the 147 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Bara Gargama

Of every 100 households in Bara Gargama in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 7 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bara Gargama · ■ Barharwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

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

**3%

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

**85%

Use banking services ****6%**

**38%

Television ****5%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****7%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****44%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Bara Gargama?

■ Bara Gargama · ■ Barharwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****35.2%**

**56.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****958**

**963

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960**

**961

Working population ****57.5%**

**42.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.5% for men and 25.5% for women. 57% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 162 (34%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 311 (65%)

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 Barharwa

- Behbatpur889 people
- Faridpur886 people
- Bhimpara872 people
- Jambad869 people
- Nurai826 people
- Sabda Chhota Gargram826 people
- Bijaipur794 people
- Fatehpur793 people

[All 240 villages in Barharwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/sahibganj/barharwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bara Gargama from Pakur?26 km by road
- What is the population of Bara Gargama?836 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bara Gargama in?Sahibganj district (Barharwa sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bara Gargama?35.2% (Census 2011)