# Garuraha Village, Bhorey, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhorey, Gopalganj 

# Garuraha

Garuraha is a village in Bhorey sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **663 people in 80 households**, the 88th largest of 154 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 663people (2011)
- 80households
- 74.4%literacy
- 962females per 1,000 males

## Garuraha PIN code and other codes

Garuraha falls in Bhorey sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRaqba
- Community development blockBhorey
- Census village code230120

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

## How far is Garuraha from nearby towns?

- Bhorey (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)35 km by road
- Kataiya (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 Garuraha?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Raqba
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bhorey
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Bhorey
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 2 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 Garuraha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 45 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Garuraha

Of every 100 households in Garuraha in 2011, 55 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 96 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 10 a car.

■ Garuraha · ■ Bhorey rural average

Electricity for lighting ****55%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**88%

Tap water ****4%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**47%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****93%**

**68%

Television ****32%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****96%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****45%**

**14%

Car / jeep / van ****10%**

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**9%

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 Garuraha?

■ Garuraha · ■ Bhorey rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962**

**1064

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**959

Working population ****46.2%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.1% for men and 59.5% for women. 54% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 151 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 5 (2%) · **■** Marginal 149 (49%)

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 Bhorey

- Chak Dharamnath709 people
- Koergawan704 people
- Semrauna692 people
- Dumaria679 people
- Bairona660 people
- Dharampur643 people
- Chakarwa634 people
- Bisrampur633 people

[All 172 villages in Bhorey](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/bhorey/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Garuraha from Gopalganj?35 km by road
- What is the population of Garuraha?663 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garuraha in?Gopalganj district (Bhorey sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Garuraha?74.4% (Census 2011)