Village · Kalyanpur, Purba Champaran
# Gariba

Gariba is a village in Kalyanpur sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code 845432. The 2011 Census counted 6,513 people in 1,300 households, the 14th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%.
- 6,513 people (2011)
- 1,300 households
- 56.6% literacy
- 845432 PIN code

## Gariba PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Gariba is 845432. Gariba falls in Kalyanpur sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.
- PIN code 845432
- Gram panchayat Gariba
- Community development block Kalyanpur
- Census village code 218266

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Gariba from nearby towns?
- Kalyanpur (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Chakia (nearest town) 19 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Gariba?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Gariba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 7 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Chakia
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Tajpur Deur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Motihari
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 1 h summer · 1 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gariba known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 72% of the 557 hectares of village land is sown, and 400 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Gariba

Of every 100 households in Gariba in 2011, 0 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gariba · ■ Kalyanpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 2%
- Toilet within the home 17% 18%
- No toilet (open defecation) 83% 81%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 64% 55%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 97%
- Use banking services 47% 50%
- Television 5% 8%
- Mobile phone 64% 61%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 8% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 13% 14%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Gariba?

■ Gariba · ■ Kalyanpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 56.6% 56.7%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 980 943
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 937 929
- Working population 30.5% 33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.0% for men and 46.1% for women. 48% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 337 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 939 (47%) · ■ Household industry 17 (1%) · ■ Other work 223 (11%) · ■ Marginal 471 (24%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kalyanpur
- Dilawarpur 8,489 people
- Sambhu Chak 8,483 people
- Bhuan Chhapra 8,350 people
- Bakhri 7,188 people
- Siswa Kharar 6,357 people
- Patna 5,502 people
- Pakri Dichhit 5,081 people
- Mananpur 4,667 people

All 98 villages in Kalyanpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Gariba? 845432
- How far is Gariba from Motihari? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Gariba? 6,513 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gariba in? Purba Champaran district (Kalyanpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gariba? 56.6% (Census 2011)

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