# Garia Village, Naugachhia, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/naugachhia/garia/ Village · Naugachhia, Bhagalpur # Garia Garia is a village in Naugachhia sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,586 people in 417 households**, the 9th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.6%. - 2,586people (2011) - 417households - 45.9%literacy - 910females per 1,000 males ## Garia PIN code and other codes Garia falls in Naugachhia sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatJagatpur - Community development blockNaugachhia - Census village code238961 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Garia from nearby towns? - Naugachhia (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Bhagalpur (district HQ)15 km by road - Naugachhia (nearest town)8 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 Garia? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Garia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Naugachhia - ○Degree college10+ km · Naugachhia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Garia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 61 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Garia Of every 100 households in Garia in 2011, 15 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Garia · ■ Naugachhia rural average Electricity for lighting ****15%** **21% Toilet within the home ****22%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **66% Tap water ****5%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **44% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **92% Use banking services ****26%** **36% Television ****14%** **16% Mobile phone ****37%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****35%** **25% Own their home ****95%** **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 Garia? ■ Garia · ■ Naugachhia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****45.9%** **61.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910** **882 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****983** **929 Working population ****25.0%** **32.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 54.6% for men and 36.2% for women. 38% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 230 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (8%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 33 (5%) · **■** Marginal 332 (51%) 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 Naugachhia - Jamunia9,378 people - Nagara7,656 people - Jagatpur4,387 people - Zabtaili2,608 people - Karimachak2,534 people - Milaki1,319 people - Barwa1,064 people [All 22 villages in Naugachhia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/naugachhia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Garia from Bhagalpur?15 km by road - What is the population of Garia?2,586 (Census 2011) - Which district is Garia in?Bhagalpur district (Naugachhia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Garia?45.9% (Census 2011)