Village · Narpatganj, Araria
# Garuha Bishunpur

Garuha Bishunpur is a village in Narpatganj sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 3,863 people in 725 households, the 36th largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.7%.
- 3,863 people (2011)
- 725 households
- 48.2% literacy
- 960 females per 1,000 males

## Garuha Bishunpur PIN code and other codes

Garuha Bishunpur falls in Narpatganj sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Goraraha Bishanpur
- Community development block Narpatganj
- Census village code 221527

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Garuha Bishunpur from nearby towns?
- Narpatganj (sub-district HQ) 22 km by road
- Araria (district HQ) 52 km by road
- Forbesganj (nearest town) 20 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Garuha Bishunpur?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Garuha Bishunpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Madhura
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Farbishganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Farbishganj
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Garuha Bishunpur known for?

The main crops are paddy, wheat and sarson. Products made here include rice mills and atta. About 87% of the 669 hectares of village land is sown, and 518 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Garuha Bishunpur

Of every 100 households in Garuha Bishunpur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Garuha Bishunpur · ■ Narpatganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 8%
- Toilet within the home 2% 7%
- No toilet (open defecation) 98% 92%
- Tap water 1% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 67% 69%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 29% 26%
- Television 1% 5%
- Mobile phone 48% 38%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 5% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 32% 33%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Garuha Bishunpur?

■ Garuha Bishunpur · ■ Narpatganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 48.2% 53.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 960 918
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1014 951
- Working population 48.4% 40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.9% for men and 39.1% for women. 54% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 329 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 524 (28%) · ■ Household industry 35 (2%) · ■ Other work 62 (3%) · ■ Marginal 921 (49%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Narpatganj
- Maheshpatti 4,446 people
- Tamganj Toufir 4,320 people
- Dumari 4,088 people
- Bhorhar 4,079 people
- Dargahiganj 3,316 people
- Shyamnagar 3,182 people
- Tope Nawabganj 2,823 people
- Chakorwa 2,597 people

All 65 villages in Narpatganj

## Quick answers
- How far is Garuha Bishunpur from Araria? 52 km by road
- What is the population of Garuha Bishunpur? 3,863 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garuha Bishunpur in? Araria district (Narpatganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Garuha Bishunpur? 48.2% (Census 2011)

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