# Garhia Village, Kumarkhand, Madhepura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kumarkhand, Madhepura 

# Garhia

Garhia is a village in Kumarkhand sub-district of Madhepura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,431 people in 561 households**, the 28th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.6%.

- 2,431people (2011)
- 561households
- 63.8%literacy
- 870females per 1,000 males

## Garhia PIN code and other codes

Garhia falls in Kumarkhand sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatShihpur Gadhiya
- Community development blockKumarkhand
- Census village code225916

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

## How far is Garhia from nearby towns?

- Kumarkhand (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Madhepura (district HQ)37 km by road
- Murli Ganj (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 Garhia?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Garhia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madhepura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muraliganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

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 Garhia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 248 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 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 Garhia

Of every 100 households in Garhia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 26 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Garhia · ■ Kumarkhand rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

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

**7%

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

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****74%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****41%**

**28%

Television ****3%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****26%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****51%**

**32%

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 Garhia?

■ Garhia · ■ Kumarkhand rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.8%**

**51.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870**

**910

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****886**

**927

Working population ****38.5%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 54.1% for women. 48% of men and 28% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 309 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 271 (29%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 48 (5%) · **■** Marginal 306 (33%)

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 Kumarkhand

- Zorawarganj3,270 people
- Sarhadgatti2,789 people
- Sahoriabala2,775 people
- Sikrahti2,522 people
- Guria2,312 people
- Khutharajai2,250 people
- Ghordaul1,980 people
- Bhawanipur Jagir1,976 people

[All 71 villages in Kumarkhand](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/kumarkhand/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Garhia from Madhepura?37 km by road
- What is the population of Garhia?2,431 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garhia in?Madhepura district (Kumarkhand sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Garhia?63.8% (Census 2011)