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

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Garhbainan

Garhbainan is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,042 people in 648 households**, the 28th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 3,042people (2011)
- 648households
- 40.8%literacy
- 945females per 1,000 males

## Garhbainan PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatGaighatta
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225226

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

## How far is Garhbainan from nearby towns?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)26 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)26 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 Garhbainan?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Garhbainan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sonali
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Garhbainan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 3% of the 565 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Garhbainan

Of every 100 households in Garhbainan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garhbainan · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

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

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**46%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****10%**

**22%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****37%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Garhbainan?

■ Garhbainan · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.8%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****958**

**964

Working population ****28.5%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 49.7% for men and 31.2% for women. 50% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 565 (65%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 217 (25%)

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

- Maheshpur3,192 people
- Dahania3,164 people
- Sahajana3,151 people
- Rohia3,045 people
- Panighatta3,021 people
- Jakar2,982 people
- Jhaua2,946 people
- Jitwarpur2,936 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Garhbainan from Katihar?26 km by road
- What is the population of Garhbainan?3,042 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garhbainan in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Garhbainan?40.8% (Census 2011)