# Giriawan Village, Falka, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Falka, Katihar 

# Giriawan

Giriawan is a village in Falka sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **396 people in 82 households**, the 45th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.0%.

- 396people (2011)
- 82households
- 57.9%literacy
- 895females per 1,000 males

## Giriawan PIN code and other codes

Giriawan falls in Falka sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBharsia
- Community development blockFalka
- Census village code224308

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

## How far is Giriawan from nearby towns?

- Falka (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)24 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)24 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 Giriawan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Salehpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

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 Giriawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 39 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Giriawan

Of every 100 households in Giriawan in 2011, 51 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Giriawan · ■ Falka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****51%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**54%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****29%**

**30%

Television ****3%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****36%**

**36%

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 Giriawan?

■ Giriawan · ■ Falka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.9%**

**47.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****895**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833**

**976

Working population ****36.9%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.7% for men and 50.3% for women. 51% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 16 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 83 (57%) · **■** Household industry 4 (3%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 39 (27%)

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 Falka

- Nisundra468 people
- Dealpur432 people
- Haseli Milik406 people
- Saira Milik406 people
- Haseli Milik261 people
- Haseli Milik231 people
- Gosain Milik209 people
- Mangan patti182 people

[All 72 villages in Falka](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/falka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Giriawan from Katihar?24 km by road
- What is the population of Giriawan?396 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Giriawan in?Katihar district (Falka sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Giriawan?57.9% (Census 2011)