# Garahia Village, Dhaka, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dhaka, Purba Champaran 

# Garahia

Garahia is a village in Dhaka sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,342 people in 664 households**, the 41st largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.6%.

- 3,342people (2011)
- 664households
- 39.6%literacy
- 934females per 1,000 males

## Garahia PIN code and other codes

Garahia falls in Dhaka sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJamua
- Community development blockDhaka
- Census village code217858

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

## How far is Garahia from nearby towns?

- Dhaka (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)38 km by road
- Dhaka (nearest town)12 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 Garahia?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Garahia; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dhaka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Garahia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 270 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 Garahia

Of every 100 households in Garahia in 2011, 11 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garahia · ■ Dhaka rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**80%

Tap water ****2%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**50%

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

**3%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****29%**

**33%

Television ****5%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

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

**21%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Garahia?

■ Garahia · ■ Dhaka rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.6%**

**55.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**906

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024**

**930

Working population ****30.3%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.5% for men and 29.8% for women. 48% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 165 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 684 (68%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 92 (9%) · **■** Marginal 66 (7%)

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 Dhaka

- Sisahni3,458 people
- Jadopur Bakhri3,423 people
- Gurhanwa3,411 people
- Bakhri Khajuri3,373 people
- Haruhani3,162 people
- Bikrampur3,060 people
- Mahuawa Dostiya2,980 people
- Sorpaniya2,869 people

[All 61 villages in Dhaka](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/dhaka/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Garahia from Motihari?38 km by road
- What is the population of Garahia?3,342 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garahia in?Purba Champaran district (Dhaka sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Garahia?39.6% (Census 2011)