# Garaia Gachh Village, Amour, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/amour/garaia-gachh/ Village · Amour, Purnia # Garaia Gachh Garaia Gachh is a village in Amour sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,643 people in 335 households**, the 70th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.2%. - 1,643people (2011) - 335households - 34.1%literacy - 1,021females per 1,000 males ## Garaia Gachh PIN code and other codes Garaia Gachh falls in Amour sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKhari Mahingaon - Community development blockAmour - Census village code223702 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Garaia Gachh from nearby towns? - Amour (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)56 km by road - Purnia (nearest town)56 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 Garaia Gachh? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Garaia Gachh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Purnia East - ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes 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 Garaia Gachh known for? The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include jute rope and sutali. About 89% of the 51 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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 Garaia Gachh Of every 100 households in Garaia Gachh in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Garaia Gachh · ■ Amour rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **3% Toilet within the home ****0%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **94% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **99% Use banking services ****4%** **16% Television ****0%** **2% Mobile phone ****11%** **33% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****62%** **41% 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 Garaia Gachh? ■ Garaia Gachh · ■ Amour rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****34.1%** **45.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1021** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****916** **946 Working population ****40.0%** **30.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 44.6% for men and 24.2% for women. 51% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 24 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 163 (25%) · **■** Other work 8 (1%) · **■** Marginal 463 (70%) 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 Amour - Nitandar1,794 people - Bhagtahir1,756 people - Pothia1,739 people - Mohaddipur1,683 people - Milki1,633 people - Manuwara1,632 people - Majrahi1,605 people - Karia1,593 people [All 162 villages in Amour](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/amour/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Garaia Gachh from Purnia?56 km by road - What is the population of Garaia Gachh?1,643 (Census 2011) - Which district is Garaia Gachh in?Purnia district (Amour sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Garaia Gachh?34.1% (Census 2011)