# Galchaur Village, Barhara, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barhara, Bhojpur 

# Galchaur

Galchaur is a village in Barhara sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar, PIN code **802313**. The 2011 Census counted **2,630 people in 356 households**, the 26th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 2,630people (2011)
- 356households
- 74.9%literacy
- 802313PIN code

## Galchaur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Galchaur is 802313.** Galchaur falls in Barhara sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code802313
- Gram panchayatNargada
- Community development blockBarhara
- Census village code246839

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

## How far is Galchaur from nearby towns?

- Barhara (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)14 km by road
- Arrah (nearest town)14 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 Galchaur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Galchaur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Arrah
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Galchaur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 177 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Galchaur

Of every 100 households in Galchaur in 2011, 35 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Galchaur · ■ Barhara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**75%

Tap water ****2%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**91%

Use banking services ****72%**

**56%

Television ****26%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****17%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**19%

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 Galchaur?

■ Galchaur · ■ Barhara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**906

Working population ****35.9%**

**29.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.7% for men and 60.1% for women. 50% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 128 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 261 (28%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 52 (6%) · **■** Marginal 498 (53%)

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 Barhara

- Chatar3,408 people
- Nargada2,771 people
- Babhangawan2,731 people
- Matukpur2,724 people
- Lauhar2,503 people
- Raepur Binganwan2,486 people
- Pakri2,444 people
- Gyanpur2,381 people

[All 79 villages in Barhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/barhara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Galchaur?802313
- How far is Galchaur from Arrah?14 km by road
- What is the population of Galchaur?2,630 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Galchaur in?Bhojpur district (Barhara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Galchaur?74.9% (Census 2011)