# Garhara Village, Palasi, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Palasi, Araria 

# Garhara

Garhara is a village in Palasi sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,242 people in 1,208 households**, the 8th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.8%.

- 6,242people (2011)
- 1,208households
- 46.5%literacy
- 928females per 1,000 males

## Garhara PIN code and other codes

Garhara falls in Palasi sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBaradbata
- Community development blockPalasi
- Census village code222036

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

## How far is Garhara from nearby towns?

- Palasi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)38 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)38 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 Garhara?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Garhara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

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

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Garhara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 65% of the 317 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 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 Garhara

Of every 100 households in Garhara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garhara · ■ Palasi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**95%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**36%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****12%**

**18%

Television ****4%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Garhara?

■ Garhara · ■ Palasi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.5%**

**52.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984**

**972

Working population ****38.4%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.8% for men and 32.1% for women. 52% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 585 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,089 (45%) · **■** Household industry 268 (11%) · **■** Other work 63 (3%) · **■** Marginal 394 (16%)

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 Palasi

- Kujri10,377 people
- Pechaili7,173 people
- Pipra Bijwara6,900 people
- Ramnagar6,639 people
- Sukhsaina5,583 people
- Bhantabari5,569 people
- Mohania4,982 people
- Deghli4,624 people

[All 107 villages in Palasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/palasi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Garhara from Araria?38 km by road
- What is the population of Garhara?6,242 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garhara in?Araria district (Palasi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Garhara?46.5% (Census 2011)