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

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Village · Srinagar, Purnia 

# Garhia

Garhia is a village in Srinagar sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,411 people in 1,565 households**, the 4th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 44.9%.

- 7,411people (2011)
- 1,565households
- 52.4%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Garhia PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatGarhia Balua
- Community development blockSrinagar
- Census village code223615

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?

- Srinagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)12 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)12 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Purnia East
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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 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 Garhia known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 88% of the 1,029 hectares of village land is sown, and 582 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, 11 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Garhia · ■ Srinagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**94%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**55%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****19%**

**17%

Television ****6%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**40%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Srinagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.4%**

**44.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****965**

**942

Working population ****42.2%**

**39.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.6% for men and 42.1% for women. 48% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 749 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 660 (21%) · **■** Household industry 25 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (1%) · **■** Marginal 1,655 (53%)

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 Srinagar

- Khokha19,277 people
- Khunti Dhanaili16,288 people
- Jogaili9,385 people
- Singhia7,233 people
- Balua6,882 people
- Debinagar6,455 people
- Chauka6,289 people

[All 27 villages in Srinagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/srinagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Garhia from Purnia?12 km by road
- What is the population of Garhia?7,411 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garhia in?Purnia district (Srinagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Garhia?52.4% (Census 2011)