# Gurma Village, Ichagarh, Saraikela-Kharsawan (Jharkhand)

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Village · Ichagarh, Saraikela-Kharsawan 

# Gurma

Gurma is a village in Ichagarh sub-district of Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand, PIN code **832403**. The 2011 Census counted **351 people in 84 households**, the 81st largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.0%.

- 351people (2011)
- 84households
- 57.1%literacy
- 832403PIN code

## Gurma PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gurma is 832403.** Gurma falls in Ichagarh sub-district, Saraikela-Kharsawan district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code832403
- Gram panchayatNadisai
- Community development blockIchagarh
- Census village code378963

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

## How far is Gurma from nearby towns?

- Ichagarh (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Sarikela-Kharswana (district HQ)55 km by road
- Jamshedpur (nearest town)50 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 Gurma?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chandil
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jamshedpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Gurma known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 50% of the 102 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Gurma

Of every 100 households in Gurma in 2011, 46 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gurma · ■ Ichagarh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****46%**

**25%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**12%

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

**4%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****41%**

**46%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gurma?

■ Gurma · ■ Ichagarh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.1%**

**61.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1214**

**955

Working population ****63.0%**

**51.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.9% for men and 35.0% for women. 59% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 20 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (2%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 195 (88%)

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 Ichagarh

- Udal416 people
- Ghatia408 people
- Dhadhkidih388 people
- Ghatsila372 people
- Jamdaha340 people
- Kanrebera330 people
- Chamda323 people
- Garadih309 people

[All 110 villages in Ichagarh](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/saraikela-kharsawan/ichagarh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gurma?832403
- How far is Gurma from Sarikela-Kharswana?55 km by road
- What is the population of Gurma?351 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gurma in?Saraikela-Kharsawan district (Ichagarh sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gurma?57.1% (Census 2011)