# Ghujhariya Village, Kersai, Simdega (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kersai, Simdega 

# Ghujhariya

Ghujhariya is a village in Kersai sub-district of Simdega district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **827 people in 161 households**, the 18th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.8%.

- 827people (2011)
- 161households
- 54.4%literacy
- 988females per 1,000 males

## Ghujhariya PIN code and other codes

Ghujhariya falls in Kersai sub-district, Simdega district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatBarsen
- Community development blockKersai
- Census village code376517

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

## How far is Ghujhariya from nearby towns?

- Kersai (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Simdega (district HQ)32 km by road
- Simdega (nearest town)32 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 Ghujhariya?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Ghujhariya; 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 school10+ km · Simdega
- ○Degree college10+ km · Simdega
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Ghujhariya known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include handloom cloth. About 51% of the 285 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Ghujhariya

Of every 100 households in Ghujhariya in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Ghujhariya · ■ Kersai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**3%

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

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****39%**

**37%

Television ****0%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**15%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**19%

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 Ghujhariya?

■ Ghujhariya · ■ Kersai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.4%**

**67.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1041**

**978

Working population ****50.4%**

**45.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.7% for men and 44.9% for women. 50% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 133 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 63 (15%) · **■** Household industry 49 (12%) · **■** Other work 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 170 (41%)

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 Kersai

- Raibera962 people
- Pakartoli938 people
- Gorairjor934 people
- Korkotjor882 people
- Betma788 people
- Karrajhariya278 people

[All 21 villages in Kersai](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/simdega/kersai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Ghujhariya from Simdega?32 km by road
- What is the population of Ghujhariya?827 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghujhariya in?Simdega district (Kersai sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Ghujhariya?54.4% (Census 2011)