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Gamharia

गमहरिया
Bhargama mandal
Pincode 854334
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Gamharia is a village in Bhargama mandal, Araria district, Bihar, with a population of 3,577 distributed across 679 households. The literacy rate is 41.1%, and the village is situated at 26.055°N, 86.728°E.

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sunita devi
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LGD code
221662
Pincode
854334
Post office
Maryganj
Population
3,577
Households
679
Literacy rate
41.1%
Sex ratio
890 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,601
Distance to district centre
16 km
Distance to mandal centre
96 km
Distance to Patna
167 km
Distance to Kolkata
421 km
Nearest railway station
Garh Baruari · 13 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government hospital Hatwaria · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Gamharia compares

By population, Gamharia ranks #20 of 67 villages in Bhargama mandal.

Literacy rate
%
41.1%
+0.6% vs mandal average
Gamharia
41.1%
Bhargama mandal
40.5%
Araria district
42.5%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
890
−26 vs mandal average
Gamharia
890
Bhargama mandal
916
Household size
people per home
5.3
+0.4 vs mandal average
Gamharia
5.3
Bhargama mandal
4.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Gamharia at a glance

Gamharia is a village of 3,577 people in 679 households (Census 2011) in Bhargama block, Araria district, Bihar, the 20th-largest of 67 villages in Bhargama block. Literacy is 41%, about the same as the block average of 41% and the sex ratio is 890 women per 1,000 men. It lies 16 km from the Araria district centre, 0 km from Gamharia, the nearest town, 13 km from Garh Baruari railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 854334, served by Maryganj post office; the LGD village code is 221662. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government hospital Hatwaria, 9 km away. The sarpanch is sunita devi, and the village votes in Kalyanpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Maheshwar Hazari. The population is estimated at 4,217 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Gamharia · Terhagachh3,56640%0 km N
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gamharia

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
2
Middle school
1
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
FORBESGANJ
Distance to nearest town (km)
45
Distance to district HQ (km)
48
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
18
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Gamharia
Total area (ha)
410
Irrigated area (ha)
286.3
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Gamharia

LGD code
221662
Pincode
854334
Post office
Maryganj
Population (Census 2011)
3,577
Population (projected 2026)
4,217
Households
679
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
890
Literacy rate
41.1%
Coordinates
26.05485°N, 86.72813°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Samastipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kalyanpur
Member of Parliament
Shambhavi Choudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Maheshwar Hazari
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
sunita devi
Block / Mandal
Bhargama
Getting there

How to reach Gamharia

Mandal centre
Bhargama · ≈ 96 km
≈ 3 h 16 min by car · 3 h 53 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Araria · ≈ 16 km
≈ 34 min by car · 40 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 11,609 people
Gamharia · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna167 kmcapital
  • Kolkata421 km
  • Delhi982 km
  • Hyderabad1285 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationGarh Baruari13 km
  • Bus stopPIPRA SUPAUL BUS STAND13 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment hospital Hatwaria9 km
  • ATM / bankbank of india13 km
  • Petrol pumpMadhepura Fuel Center15 km
  • CollegeMadhepura College15 km
  • Police stationMadhepura Town Police Station16 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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