# Garaia Village, Amour, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/amour/garaia/

Village · Amour, Purnia 

# Garaia

Garaia is a village in Amour sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar, PIN code **854315**. The 2011 Census counted **762 people in 138 households**, the 108th largest of 150 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.2%.

- 762people (2011)
- 138households
- 37.1%literacy
- 854315PIN code

## Garaia PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Garaia is 854315.** Garaia falls in Amour sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- PIN code854315
- Gram panchayatHaripur
- Community development blockAmour
- Census village code223703

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

## How far is Garaia from nearby towns?

- Amour (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)45 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)45 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?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Garaia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Phakir Toli
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 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 stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Garaia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include jute rope and sutali. About 67% of the 126 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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

Of every 100 households in Garaia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garaia · ■ Amour rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**94%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**21%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****68%**

**16%

Television ****34%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****13%**

**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?

■ Garaia · ■ Amour rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.1%**

**45.2%

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

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851**

**946

Working population ****25.6%**

**30.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.2% for men and 25.5% for women. 44% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (23%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 2 (1%) · **■** Marginal 133 (68%)

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

- Kolsalta859 people
- Madhua Kola845 people
- Mahesh Bathna788 people
- Dharia Karanpur775 people
- Asranda760 people
- Chhapraili748 people
- Agaganj728 people
- Farsadenga717 people

[All 162 villages in Amour](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/amour/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garaia?854315
- How far is Garaia from Purnia?45 km by road
- What is the population of Garaia?762 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garaia in?Purnia district (Amour sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Garaia?37.1% (Census 2011)