# Garhi Jan Village, Dobhi, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Dobhi, Gaya 

# Garhi Jan

Garhi Jan is a village in Dobhi sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,219 people in 223 households**, the 43rd largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 1,219people (2011)
- 223households
- 37.8%literacy
- 896females per 1,000 males

## Garhi Jan PIN code and other codes

Garhi Jan falls in Dobhi sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGhoraghat
- Community development blockDobhi
- Census village code256479

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

## How far is Garhi Jan from nearby towns?

- Dobhi (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)46 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)20 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 Garhi Jan?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Garhi Jan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Amarut
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Garhi Jan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 63% of the 140 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Garhi Jan

Of every 100 households in Garhi Jan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Garhi Jan · ■ Dobhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**87%

Tap water ****42%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****70%**

**50%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**33%

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 Garhi Jan?

■ Garhi Jan · ■ Dobhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.8%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****896**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****844**

**992

Working population ****36.6%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 43.3% for men and 31.8% for women. 44% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 72 (16%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 2 (0%) · **■** Marginal 366 (82%)

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 Dobhi

- Mahuari1,348 people
- Munrial1,322 people
- Pindara1,278 people
- Bhelwa1,253 people
- Parri1,218 people
- Dharampur1,210 people
- Bunda Bigha1,207 people
- Bahera Bhurkunda1,200 people

[All 130 villages in Dobhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/dobhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Garhi Jan from Gaya?46 km by road
- What is the population of Garhi Jan?1,219 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garhi Jan in?Gaya district (Dobhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Garhi Jan?37.8% (Census 2011)