Village · Itarhi, Buxar # Girdharpur Girdharpur is a village in Itarhi sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 586 people in 95 households, the 93rd largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%. - 586 people (2011) - 95 households - 73.1% literacy - 860 females per 1,000 males ## Girdharpur PIN code and other codes Girdharpur falls in Itarhi sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Vikram English - Community development block Itarhi - Census village code 248803 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Girdharpur from nearby towns? - Itarhi (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Buxar (district HQ) 20 km by road - Buxar (nearest town) 20 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Girdharpur? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Girdharpur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Pasahara - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Sisaudha - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Buxar - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Girdharpur known for? The main crops are paddy, wheat and oil seeds. About 73% of the 67 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Girdharpur Of every 100 households in Girdharpur in 2011, 12 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Girdharpur · ■ Itarhi rural average - Electricity for lighting 12% 14% - Toilet within the home 26% 16% - No toilet (open defecation) 73% 82% - Tap water 0% 1% - Drinking water within premises 45% 70% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 94% - Use banking services 57% 55% - Television 4% 15% - Mobile phone 70% 62% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 11% 9% - Car / jeep / van 0% 2% - None of these assets 6% 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 Girdharpur? ■ Girdharpur · ■ Itarhi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 73.1% 68.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 860 937 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 946 - Working population 39.9% 30.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.3% for men and 55.0% for women. 49% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 41 (18%) · ■ Farm labourers 182 (78%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 5 (2%) · ■ Marginal 4 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Itarhi - Nihalpur 643 people - Kasimpur 621 people - Garua Bandh 591 people - Kauresari 587 people - Fatehpur 580 people - Kadipur Kalan 561 people - Malkaudha 546 people - Bahuara 543 people All 167 villages in Itarhi ## Quick answers - How far is Girdharpur from Buxar? 20 km by road - What is the population of Girdharpur? 586 (Census 2011) - Which district is Girdharpur in? Buxar district (Itarhi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Girdharpur? 73.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/itarhi/girdharpur-248803/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.