# 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 **2,193 people in 399 households**, the 24th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.0%.

- 2,193people (2011)
- 399households
- 41.9%literacy
- 986females 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 code224309

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)5 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)30 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)30 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?

9 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn 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
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 1 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 Giriawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 283 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 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, 11 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Giriawan · ■ Falka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**54%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****37%**

**30%

Television ****6%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**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+) ****41.9%**

**47.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**976

Working population ****34.2%**

**39.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.7% for men and 39.0% for women. 47% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 96 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 282 (38%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 96 (13%) · **■** Marginal 275 (37%)

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

- Maheshpur3,098 people
- Chatar3,035 people
- Semaria2,471 people
- Darmahi2,429 people
- Semaria Rami2,127 people
- Babhani2,122 people
- Rajdhani2,008 people
- Rangakol1,355 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Giriawan from Katihar?30 km by road
- What is the population of Giriawan?2,193 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Giriawan in?Katihar district (Falka sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Giriawan?41.9% (Census 2011)