# Garibpur Village, Amarpur, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amarpur, Banka 

# Garibpur

Garibpur is a village in Amarpur sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,433 people in 632 households**, the 15th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 3,433people (2011)
- 632households
- 74.1%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Garibpur PIN code and other codes

Garibpur falls in Amarpur sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGaribpur
- Community development blockAmarpur
- Census village code240582

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

## How far is Garibpur from nearby towns?

- Amarpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)28 km by road
- Amarpur (nearest town)10 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 Garibpur?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Samukhia Mod
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 h winter

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 Garibpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 48% of the 154 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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 Garibpur

Of every 100 households in Garibpur in 2011, 28 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garibpur · ■ Amarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****50%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****49%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

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

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**92%

Use banking services ****27%**

**39%

Television ****8%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**35%

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 Garibpur?

■ Garibpur · ■ Amarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****858**

**945

Working population ****30.3%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 69.9% for women. 43% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 108 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 340 (33%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 85 (8%) · **■** Marginal 501 (48%)

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 Amarpur

- Ballikita3,644 people
- Bhaluhar3,613 people
- Gorgawan3,562 people
- Sihuri3,559 people
- Khemi Chak3,412 people
- Chorwe3,255 people
- Bishunpur3,137 people
- Kamdeopur3,045 people

[All 176 villages in Amarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/amarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Garibpur from Banka?28 km by road
- What is the population of Garibpur?3,433 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garibpur in?Banka district (Amarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Garibpur?74.1% (Census 2011)