Gamharia

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Gamharia
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Gamharia
Location in Bihar, India
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Gamharia
Gamharia (India)
Coordinates: 24°35′28″N84°44′26″E / 24.59111°N 84.74056°E / 24.59111; 84.74056
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Bihar
District Gaya
Elevation
159 m (522 ft)
sex
  Official Maithali, Hindi
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code IN-BR
Coastline0 kilometres (0 mi)
Nearest city Gaya, Kolkatta
Lok Sabha constituency Gaya
Avg. summer temperature30–48 °C (86–118 °F)
Avg. winter temperature20–3 °C (68–37 °F)

Gamharia is a village in the Gaya district of the Indian state of Bihar.

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Commerce

The main markets are Sherghati, Chandiastan, Darioura and Gola Bazar (among the largest cattle markets in Bihar).

History

Gamharia experienced an Indian socialist revolution where the late Sri Tileswar Singh began his dramatically violent protests against the British in India.

His son, Late Sri Kedar Singh, works on development of the panchayat and became Mukhiya of Guneri Panchayat six consecutive times, earning him the nickname 'Mukhiyaji' after the Bihar Panchayat Election.

Notables

Geography

It is about 45 km (28 mi) from Gaya, situated on Sher Shah Suri Marg (GT Road) between Kolkata and Delhi and is surrounded by the Kamaun range.

National Highway 2 passes through Gamharia, along with State highway 69. It is located on the Amritsar Delhi Kolkata industrial corridor.

Transport

Roadways

The Grand Trunk Road (NH-2) has undergone a revival through The Golden Quadrilateral project) crosses from Gamharia.

Rail

The nearest Railway Station, Gaya, is connected to Patna, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Bokaro, Rourkela, Hazaribag, Kolkata, Varanasi, Allahabad, Kanpur, Delhi, Amritsar,

Airports

The nearest airport is Gaya Airport, the only international airport in Bihar and Jharkhand. Sri Lankan Airlines, Drukair and Thai Airways connect Gaya to international destinations. Gaya Airport is 5 km from Bodh-Gaya.

Cuisine

Gamharia prefers a traditional Bihari cuisine. The most popular dishes include sattu, litti, pittha, pua, marua-ka-roti, bari-dal, sattu-ka-roti, baigan-bharta and sukhaota.

Local Muslims are fond of handa (meat cooked in mud vessels by burying them partially into the ground and eliminating metal from the cooking experience), palau, kawab, etc.

Education

The educational climate in Chandisthan has improved (at least at the school level) since DAV Public School opened its branch in town (around 1992). Locals tend to search elsewhere for higher studies.

Schools

Universities and colleges

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