# Gargaon Village, Terhagachh, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Terhagachh, Kishanganj 

# Gargaon

Gargaon is a village in Terhagachh sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **666 people in 123 households**, the 57th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 666people (2011)
- 123households
- 53.4%literacy
- 959females per 1,000 males

## Gargaon PIN code and other codes

Gargaon falls in Terhagachh sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBaigna
- Community development blockTerhagachh
- Census village code222278

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

## How far is Gargaon from nearby towns?

- Terhagachh (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)38 km by road
- Bahadurganj (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 Gargaon?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Terhagachh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Gargaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and jute**. About 73% of the 75 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 Gargaon

Of every 100 households in Gargaon in 2011, 1 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gargaon · ■ Terhagachh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**96%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

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

**38%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****16%**

**14%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****15%**

**27%

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 Gargaon?

■ Gargaon · ■ Terhagachh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****959**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****806**

**973

Working population ****27.0%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.9% for men and 40.8% for women. 49% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 87 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (45%) · **■** Other work 11 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1 (1%)

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 Terhagachh

- Dhokarjhari713 people
- Pokharia703 people
- Nania691 people
- Panchgachhi679 people
- Lodhabari659 people
- Pharhabari Nankar644 people
- Belbarigachh626 people
- Sirnia626 people

[All 81 villages in Terhagachh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/terhagachh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gargaon from Kishanganj?38 km by road
- What is the population of Gargaon?666 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gargaon in?Kishanganj district (Terhagachh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gargaon?53.4% (Census 2011)