# Girda Village, Jokihat, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Jokihat, Araria 

# Girda

Girda is a village in Jokihat sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,019 people in 783 households**, the 26th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 4,019people (2011)
- 783households
- 51.8%literacy
- 908females per 1,000 males

## Girda PIN code and other codes

Girda falls in Jokihat sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGirda
- Community development blockJokihat
- Census village code222164

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Girda from nearby towns?

- Jokihat (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)18 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)18 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Girda?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Girda; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sisauna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Araria
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Girda known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 389 hectares of village land is sown, and 184 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Girda

Of every 100 households in Girda in 2011, 8 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Girda · ■ Jokihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**93%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****20%**

**17%

Television ****2%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**30%

Own their home ****87%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Girda?

■ Girda · ■ Jokihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.8%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1008**

**961

Working population ****32.8%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.3% for men and 44.4% for women. 46% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 232 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 314 (24%) · **■** Household industry 24 (2%) · **■** Other work 108 (8%) · **■** Marginal 640 (49%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jokihat

- Semaria4,220 people
- Chainpur4,119 people
- Malharia4,114 people
- Machhaila4,049 people
- Dabhra4,016 people
- Dumaria3,961 people
- Bagesari3,929 people
- Khirdaha3,799 people

[All 99 villages in Jokihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/jokihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Girda from Araria?18 km by road
- What is the population of Girda?4,019 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Girda in?Araria district (Jokihat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Girda?51.8% (Census 2011)