# Garhatha Khurd Village, Barhampur, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barhampur, Buxar 

# Garhatha Khurd

Garhatha Khurd is a village in Barhampur sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,358 people in 220 households**, the 39th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.0%.

- 1,358people (2011)
- 220households
- 72.6%literacy
- 891females per 1,000 males

## Garhatha Khurd PIN code and other codes

Garhatha Khurd falls in Barhampur sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJogia
- Community development blockBarhampur
- Census village code247975

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

## How far is Garhatha Khurd from nearby towns?

- Barhampur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)34 km by road
- Dumraon (nearest town)16 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 Garhatha Khurd?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kathar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dumri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Garhatha Khurd known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 63% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Garhatha Khurd

Of every 100 households in Garhatha Khurd in 2011, 6 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Garhatha Khurd · ■ Barhampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**8%

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

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****42%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**89%

Use banking services ****62%**

**60%

Television ****23%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****19%**

**17%

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 Garhatha Khurd?

■ Garhatha Khurd · ■ Barhampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%**

**67.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812**

**930

Working population ****24.1%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.0% for men and 61.1% for women. 44% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 163 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 36 (11%) · **■** Marginal 118 (36%)

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 Barhampur

- Rajpur1,721 people
- Dubauli1,635 people
- Kurthiya1,602 people
- Garhatha Kalan1,503 people
- Adharpa1,268 people
- Bharkhar1,242 people
- Kodai1,239 people
- Piprarh1,009 people

[All 104 villages in Barhampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/barhampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Garhatha Khurd from Buxar?34 km by road
- What is the population of Garhatha Khurd?1,358 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garhatha Khurd in?Buxar district (Barhampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Garhatha Khurd?72.6% (Census 2011)
