# Garhia Village, Bhawanipur, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bhawanipur, Purnia 

# Garhia

Garhia is a village in Bhawanipur sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,133 people in 192 households**, the 36th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.7%.

- 1,133people (2011)
- 192households
- 56.6%literacy
- 964females per 1,000 males

## Garhia PIN code and other codes

Garhia falls in Bhawanipur sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSonua
- Community development blockBhawanipur
- Census village code223234

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

## How far is Garhia from nearby towns?

- Bhawanipur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)60 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)60 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 Garhia?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Garhia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Raghunathpur
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhawanipur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhavnagar
- ○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 library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Garhia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 90 hectares of village land is sown, and 36 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 Garhia

Of every 100 households in Garhia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Garhia · ■ Bhawanipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

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

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**50%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****12%**

**26%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**98%

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 Garhia?

■ Garhia · ■ Bhawanipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.6%**

**47.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****964**

**923

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****929**

**967

Working population ****32.2%**

**37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 42.4% for women. 40% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 39 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (9%) · **■** Other work 13 (4%) · **■** Marginal 281 (77%)

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 Bhawanipur

- Lathi1,703 people
- Singhia Sundar Milik1,570 people
- Semaria Khem Chand1,508 people
- Dumrail Drap1,259 people
- Birnia1,102 people
- Siripur Milik1,073 people
- Parasbani1,005 people
- Basantpur Chintaman Milik861 people

[All 88 villages in Bhawanipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/bhawanipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Garhia from Purnia?60 km by road
- What is the population of Garhia?1,133 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garhia in?Purnia district (Bhawanipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Garhia?56.6% (Census 2011)