Gamhira

{{Short description|Village in Uttar Pradesh, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Use Indian English|date=July 2023}}

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| subdivision_name2 = Mainpuri

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| subdivision_name3 = Karhal

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Gamhira ({{IAST|Gamhirā}}), also spelled Gambhira ({{IAST|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

{{citation needed span|text=There is a prominent jhil at Gamhira.|date=September 2023}}

Demographics

As of 2011, Gamhira had a population of 1,250, in 214 households.{{rp|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.{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part B (Village and Town Wise Primary Census Abstract) |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1259/download/4050/DH_2011_0917_PART_B_DCHB_MAINPURI.pdf |website=Census of India |access-date=19 June 2023}}{{rp|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.{{cite book |title=Census 1961: District Census Handbook, Uttar Pradesh (24 - Mainpuri District) |date=1965 |location=Lucknow |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/28772/download/31954/22833_1961_MAI.pdf |access-date=25 December 2021}}{{rp|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.{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Uttar Pradesh District Census Handbook - Mainpuri, Part A (Village and Town Directory) |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/1258/download/4046/DH_2011_0917_PART_A_DCHB_MAINPURI.pdf |website=Census of India |access-date=19 June 2023}}{{rp|142–7}}

References

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{{Mainpuri district}}

Category:Villages in Mainpuri district

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