# Garaila Village, Azamnagar, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Garaila

Garaila is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,234 people in 459 households**, the 45th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 2,234people (2011)
- 459households
- 55.4%literacy
- 855females per 1,000 males

## Garaila PIN code and other codes

Garaila falls in Azamnagar sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatArihana
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225208

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

## How far is Garaila from nearby towns?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)35 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)35 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 Garaila?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sonali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Garaila known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 42% of the 174 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Garaila

Of every 100 households in Garaila in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Garaila · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**85%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**46%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****38%**

**22%

Television ****4%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****56%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Garaila?

■ Garaila · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.4%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****855**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955**

**964

Working population ****29.5%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.8% for men and 47.7% for women. 49% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 140 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 385 (58%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (2%) · **■** Marginal 122 (19%)

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 Azamnagar

- Lashkarbari2,371 people
- Salmara2,350 people
- Barwari2,287 people
- Sitalpur2,240 people
- Pastia2,213 people
- Nanania2,195 people
- Alampur2,193 people
- Gojhwat2,165 people

[All 234 villages in Azamnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/azamnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Garaila from Katihar?35 km by road
- What is the population of Garaila?2,234 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garaila in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Garaila?55.4% (Census 2011)