# Gamu Village, Bari - Ramachandrapur, Jajapur (Odisha)

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Village · Bari - Ramachandrapur, Jajapur 

# Gamu

Gamu is a village in Bari - Ramachandrapur sub-district of Jajapur district, Odisha, PIN code **754214**. The 2011 Census counted **3,423 people in 820 households**, the 5th largest of 81 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.6%.

- 3,423people (2011)
- 820households
- 82.9%literacy
- 754214PIN code

## Gamu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gamu is 754214.** Gamu falls in Bari - Ramachandrapur sub-district, Jajapur district, Odisha.

- PIN code754214
- Gram panchayatGamu
- Community development blockBari
- Census village code402069

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

## How far is Gamu from nearby towns?

- Bari - Ramachandrapur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Jajapur (district HQ)36 km by road
- Jajapur (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 Gamu?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Gamu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ramachandrapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Cuttack
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Cuttack
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 15 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 Gamu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nuts and black gram**. About 53% of the 635 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Gamu

Of every 100 households in Gamu in 2011, 53 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gamu · ■ Bari - Ramachandrapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****53%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**76%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**92%

Use banking services ****61%**

**47%

Television ****23%**

**25%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**32%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Gamu?

■ Gamu · ■ Bari - Ramachandrapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**80.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1101**

**920

Working population ****30.2%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.8% for men and 76.8% for women. 50% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 190 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 162 (16%) · **■** Household industry 25 (2%) · **■** Other work 209 (20%) · **■** Marginal 447 (43%)

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 Bari - Ramachandrapur

- Bari6,003 people
- Bainsiria4,748 people
- Nathpur4,065 people
- Isanpur4,038 people
- Nahan3,414 people
- Rampa2,961 people
- Arangabad2,920 people
- Balibil2,881 people

[All 85 villages in Bari - Ramachandrapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/odisha/jajapur/bari-ramachandrapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gamu?754214
- How far is Gamu from Jajapur?36 km by road
- What is the population of Gamu?3,423 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gamu in?Jajapur district (Bari - Ramachandrapur sub-district), Odisha
- What is the literacy rate of Gamu?82.9% (Census 2011)
