Village · Itarhi, Buxar
# Garua Bandh

Garua Bandh is a village in Itarhi sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 591 people in 82 households, the 91st largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.
- 591 people (2011)
- 82 households
- 76.6% literacy
- 807 females per 1,000 males

## Garua Bandh PIN code and other codes

Garua Bandh falls in Itarhi sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Harpur Jaipur
- Community development block Itarhi
- Census village code 248741

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Garua Bandh from nearby towns?
- Itarhi (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ) 24 km by road
- Buxar (nearest town) 24 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Garua Bandh?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Sports field In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Pasahara
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sisaudha
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Buxar
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 1 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Garua Bandh known for?

The main crops are paddy, wheat and oil seeds. About 69% of the 101 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Garua Bandh

Of every 100 households in Garua Bandh in 2011, 0 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 8 a car.

■ Garua Bandh · ■ Itarhi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 14%
- Toilet within the home 23% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 77% 82%
- Tap water 1% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 67% 70%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 96% 94%
- Use banking services 49% 55%
- Television 24% 15%
- Mobile phone 56% 62%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 20% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 8% 2%
- None of these assets 33% 19%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Garua Bandh?

■ Garua Bandh · ■ Itarhi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 76.6% 68.8%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 807 937
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 703 946
- Working population 31.3% 30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 67.9% for women. 45% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 70 (38%) · ■ Farm labourers 64 (35%) · ■ Other work 15 (8%) · ■ Marginal 36 (19%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Itarhi
- Bishunpur 645 people
- Kaithana 644 people
- Nihalpur 643 people
- Kasimpur 621 people
- Kauresari 587 people
- Girdharpur 586 people
- Fatehpur 580 people
- Kadipur Kalan 561 people

All 167 villages in Itarhi

## Quick answers
- How far is Garua Bandh from Buxar? 24 km by road
- What is the population of Garua Bandh? 591 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garua Bandh in? Buxar district (Itarhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Garua Bandh? 76.6% (Census 2011)

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