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

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Village · Motihari, Purba Champaran 

# Garahia

Garahia is a village in Motihari sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845401**. The 2011 Census counted **559 people in 115 households**, the 62nd largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%.

- 559people (2011)
- 115households
- 62.6%literacy
- 845401PIN code

## Garahia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Garahia is 845401.** Garahia falls in Motihari sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845401
- Gram panchayatAmar Chhtoni
- Community development blockMotihari
- Census village code217935

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?

- Motihari (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)6 km by road
- Motihari (nearest town)6 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?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Garahia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○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
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 59% of the 71 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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, 37 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garahia · ■ Motihari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****37%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**87%

Tap water ****5%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**40%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**95%

Use banking services ****27%**

**36%

Television ****2%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****26%**

**20%

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 Garahia?

■ Garahia · ■ Motihari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.6%**

**51.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****863**

**882

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****761**

**910

Working population ****29.7%**

**34.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.8% for men and 46.6% for women. 50% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 8 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 48 (29%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (21%) · **■** Marginal 73 (44%)

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 Motihari

- Gangia Dih658 people
- Paterhwa656 people
- Loksa610 people
- Basantpur Tola Babu587 people
- Mahangua Tola Birtia467 people
- Bheriharwa458 people
- Mahamud Nagar390 people
- Fursatpur370 people

[All 74 villages in Motihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/motihari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garahia?845401
- How far is Garahia from Motihari?6 km by road
- What is the population of Garahia?559 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garahia in?Purba Champaran district (Motihari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Garahia?62.6% (Census 2011)