# Garurha Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran 

# Garurha

Garurha is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **837 people in 145 households**, the 125th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 837people (2011)
- 145households
- 49.6%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Garurha PIN code and other codes

Garurha falls in Narkatiaganj sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRajpur
- Community development blockNarkatiaganj
- Census village code216645

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

## How far is Garurha from nearby towns?

- Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)36 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)5 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 Garurha?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Garurha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Garurha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 226 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Garurha

Of every 100 households in Garurha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Garurha · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

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

**12%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

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

**49%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****31%**

**36%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**24%

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 Garurha?

■ Garurha · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.6%**

**53.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1262**

**957

Working population ****31.8%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.8% for men and 36.2% for women. 50% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (12%) · **■** Marginal 191 (72%)

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 Narkatiaganj

- Mujauna901 people
- Murli875 people
- Chitamanpur871 people
- Barwa842 people
- Sakraul815 people
- Merraul802 people
- Terhi Kuia782 people
- Lediharwa778 people

[All 160 villages in Narkatiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Garurha from Bettiah?36 km by road
- What is the population of Garurha?837 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garurha in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Garurha?49.6% (Census 2011)