# Garhgaon Village, Madhepur, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Madhepur, Madhubani 

# Garhgaon

Garhgaon is a village in Madhepur sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,563 people in 329 households**, the 49th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.5%.

- 1,563people (2011)
- 329households
- 49.1%literacy
- 906females per 1,000 males

## Garhgaon PIN code and other codes

Garhgaon falls in Madhepur sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGarhgaon
- Community development blockMadhepur
- Census village code220912

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

## How far is Garhgaon from nearby towns?

- Madhepur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)75 km by road
- Jhanjharpur (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 Garhgaon?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Garhgaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhubani
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river 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 Garhgaon known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 329 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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 Garhgaon

Of every 100 households in Garhgaon in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Garhgaon · ■ Madhepur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

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

**15%

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

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**47%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****28%**

**36%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**34%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Garhgaon?

■ Garhgaon · ■ Madhepur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.1%**

**55.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**921

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020**

**946

Working population ****34.9%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.3% for men and 31.8% for women. 48% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 41 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 257 (47%) · **■** Other work 4 (1%) · **■** Marginal 243 (45%)

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 Madhepur

- Chhatauni1,631 people
- Bhawanipur1,616 people
- Chunni1,583 people
- Chapram1,580 people
- Desam1,473 people
- Tingri1,409 people
- Kalikapur1,320 people
- Rupauli1,175 people

[All 86 villages in Madhepur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/madhepur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Garhgaon from Madhubani?75 km by road
- What is the population of Garhgaon?1,563 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garhgaon in?Madhubani district (Madhepur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Garhgaon?49.1% (Census 2011)