# Garthan, Madhepura, Madhepura (Bihar) – Population & Literacy > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/madhepura/garthan/ Village · Madhepura, Madhepura # Garthan Garthan is a village in [Madhepura](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/madhepura/) sub-district of [Madhepura](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/) district, [Bihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/). The 2011 Census counted **1,430 people in 259 households**, the 33rd largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 51.5%. - 1,430people (2011) - 259households - 50.0%literacy - 857females per 1,000 males ## Garthan PIN code and other codes Garthan falls in Madhepura sub-district, Madhepura district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSahugarh -2 - Community development blockMadhepura - Census village code225883 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Garthan from nearby towns? - Madhepura (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Madhepura (district HQ)4 km by road - Madhepura (nearest town)4 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 Garthan? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Garthan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Madhepura - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Madhepura - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Madhepura - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Garthan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 55 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Garthan Of every 100 households in Garthan in 2011, 11 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Garthan · ■ Madhepura rural average Electricity for lighting ****11%** **3% Toilet within the home ****26%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **88% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****58%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **98% Use banking services ****60%** **40% Television ****16%** **4% Mobile phone ****54%** **43% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **31% 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 Garthan? ■ Garthan · ■ Madhepura rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.0%** **51.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****834** **920 Working population ****32.7%** **40.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.3% for men and 39.1% for women. 44% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 128 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 66 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 68 (15%) · **■** Marginal 205 (44%) 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 Madhepura - Siripar Uttarwari1,827 people - Bakhri1,821 people - Siripur Dakhinwari1,676 people - Gorhaila1,629 people - Gorhiari1,353 people - Lchhmirampur Uttarwari Chakla1,250 people - Mudwala1,228 people - Khopaiti1,186 people [All 45 villages in Madhepura](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhepura/madhepura/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Garthan from Madhepura?4 km by road - What is the population of Garthan?1,430 (Census 2011) - Which district is Garthan in?Madhepura district (Madhepura sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Garthan?50.0% (Census 2011)