Gamhira

Gamhira
Village
Gamhira Location in Uttar Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 27.01881°N 78.97127°E / 27.01881; 78.97127
Country	India
State	Uttar Pradesh
District	Mainpuri
Tehsil	Karhal
Area [1]
• Total	2.386 km^2 (0.921 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[1]
• Total	1,250
• Density	520/km^2 (1,400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN	205264

Gamhira (Gamhirā), also spelled Gambhira (Gambhīrā), is a village in Karhal block of Mainpuri district, Uttar Pradesh. As of 2011, it has a population of 1,250, in 214 households.

Geography

There is a prominent jhil at Gamhira.^[citation needed]

Demographics

As of 2011, Gamhira had a population of 1,250, in 214 households.[1]: 149  This population was 52.1% male (651) and 47.9% female (599). The 0-6 age group numbered 202 (113 male and 89 female), or 16.2% of the total population. 283 residents were members of Scheduled Castes, or 22.6% of the total.[2]: 112–3 

The 1961 census recorded Gamhira (as "Gambhira") as comprising 3 hamlets, with a total population of 568 people (311 male and 257 female), in 94 households and 86 physical houses. The area of the village was given as 600 acres.[3]: lviii 

Infrastructure

As of 2011, Gamhira had 1 primary school; it did not have any healthcare facilities. Drinking water was provided by well, hand pump, and tube well; there were no public toilets. The village had a post office but no public library; there was at least some access to electricity for all purposes. Streets were made of both kachcha and pakka materials.[1]: 142–7 

References

1. "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part A (Village and Town Directory)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
2. "Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract)" (PDF). Census of India. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
3. Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (24 - Mainpuri District) (PDF). Lucknow. 1965. Retrieved 25 December 2021.