# Garkar Village, Chanan, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chanan, Banka 

# Garkar

Garkar is a village in Chanan sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **328 people in 67 households**, the 158th largest of 269 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 31.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.8%.

- 328people (2011)
- 67households
- 31.4%literacy
- 822females per 1,000 males

## Garkar PIN code and other codes

Garkar falls in Chanan sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKorhia
- Community development blockChanan
- Census village code241933

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

## How far is Garkar from nearby towns?

- Chanan (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)55 km by road
- Deoghar (nearest town)22 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 Garkar?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Garkar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Jaipur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Garkar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 177 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Garkar

Of every 100 households in Garkar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 3 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garkar · ■ Chanan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**4%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**96%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**8%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****24%**

**41%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****3%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Garkar?

■ Garkar · ■ Chanan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****31.4%**

**46.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****822**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792**

**967

Working population ****24.4%**

**38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 35.6% for men and 26.4% for women. 43% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 75 (94%) · **■** Other work 3 (4%) · **■** Marginal 2 (2%)

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 Chanan

- Tola Jatwara348 people
- Tola BabuMahal342 people
- Dumaria335 people
- Tola Dari333 people
- Tola Kasba327 people
- Parsia323 people
- Tola Dihbara Kalan318 people
- Tola Nawadih317 people

[All 333 villages in Chanan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/chanan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Garkar from Banka?55 km by road
- What is the population of Garkar?328 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garkar in?Banka district (Chanan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Garkar?31.4% (Census 2011)