# Gamaichhara Village, Melaghar, West Tripura (Tripura)

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Village · Melaghar, West Tripura 

# Gamaichhara

Gamaichhara is a village in Melaghar sub-district of West Tripura district, Tripura, PIN code **799115**. The 2011 Census counted **243 people in 49 households**, the 28th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 87.3%.

- 243people (2011)
- 49households
- 68.8%literacy
- 799115PIN code

## Gamaichhara PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gamaichhara is 799115.** Gamaichhara falls in Melaghar sub-district, West Tripura district, Tripura.

- PIN code799115
- Gram panchayatDakshin Taibandul
- Community development blockMelaghar
- Census village code272125

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

## How far is Gamaichhara from nearby towns?

- Melaghar (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Agartala (district HQ)85 km by road
- Sonamura (nearest town)35 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 Gamaichhara?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Gamaichhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · North Taibandal
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sonamura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Agartala
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ 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

- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 18 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 Gamaichhara known for?

The main crops are **vegetables, groundnut and dwarf varieties**. Products made here include pineapple juice, pineapple juice, raw hides & skin, decorative items, canes and sari. About 1% of the 539 hectares of village land is sown, and 2 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 Gamaichhara

Of every 100 households in Gamaichhara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 92 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gamaichhara · ■ Melaghar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**76%

Toilet within the home ****92%**

**95%

No toilet (open defecation) ****2%**

**4%

Tap water ****0%**

**25%

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

**41%

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

**7%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****17%**

**87%

Television ****0%**

**46%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****0%**

**20%

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 Gamaichhara?

■ Gamaichhara · ■ Melaghar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**87.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1059**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1588**

**962

Working population ****44.9%**

**41.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.2% for men and 56.1% for women. 48% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 49 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (17%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 40 (37%)

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 Melaghar

- Kamarangatali1,970 people
- Dakshin Taibandul1,683 people
- Khedarbari1,139 people
- Jharjharia1,112 people

[All 28 villages in Melaghar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tripura/west-tripura/melaghar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gamaichhara?799115
- How far is Gamaichhara from Agartala?85 km by road
- What is the population of Gamaichhara?243 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gamaichhara in?West Tripura district (Melaghar sub-district), Tripura
- What is the literacy rate of Gamaichhara?68.8% (Census 2011)
