# Garha Village, Jainagar, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Jainagar, Madhubani 

# Garha

Garha is a village in Jainagar sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar, PIN code **847226**. The 2011 Census counted **2,172 people in 455 households**, the 17th largest of 21 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%.

- 2,172people (2011)
- 455households
- 62.0%literacy
- 847226PIN code

## Garha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Garha is 847226.** Garha falls in Jainagar sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- PIN code847226
- Gram panchayatGarha
- Community development blockJainagar
- Census village code219929

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

## How far is Garha from nearby towns?

- Jainagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)32 km by road
- Jainagar (nearest town)10 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 Garha?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Garha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Madhubani
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jainagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madhubani
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds

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 Garha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 266 hectares of village land is sown, and 86 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 Garha

Of every 100 households in Garha in 2011, 5 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Garha · ■ Jainagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**79%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**38%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****40%**

**29%

Television ****2%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**26%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Garha?

■ Garha · ■ Jainagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**56.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****909**

**895

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881**

**906

Working population ****38.7%**

**36.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.9% for men and 47.9% for women. 50% of men and 26% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 142 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 299 (36%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 197 (23%) · **■** Marginal 195 (23%)

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 Jainagar

- Pachhar3,938 people
- Indarwa3,699 people
- Parsa3,427 people
- Bhadaur2,890 people
- Suriahi1,500 people
- Dhamia Patti1,486 people
- Chatar991 people
- Barhmotar706 people

[All 21 villages in Jainagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/jainagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garha?847226
- How far is Garha from Madhubani?32 km by road
- What is the population of Garha?2,172 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garha in?Madhubani district (Jainagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Garha?62.0% (Census 2011)