Gamhira

27°01′08″N 78°58′17″E / 27.01881°N 78.97127°E / 27.01881; 78.97127CountryIndiaStateUttar PradeshDistrictMainpuriTehsilKarhalArea • Total2.386 km² (0.921 sq mi)Population • Total1,250 • Density520/km² (1,400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)PIN

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}

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