# Gariganwan Village, Dinara, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dinara, Rohtas 

# Gariganwan

Gariganwan is a village in Dinara sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **609 people in 107 households**, the 119th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 609people (2011)
- 107households
- 65.2%literacy
- 1,010females per 1,000 males

## Gariganwan PIN code and other codes

Gariganwan falls in Dinara sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBalia
- Community development blockDinara
- Census village code250989

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

## How far is Gariganwan from nearby towns?

- Dinara (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)65 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)65 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 Gariganwan?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gariganwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Post officeIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Jamothi
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Misraulia
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sasaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Gariganwan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 72 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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 Gariganwan

Of every 100 households in Gariganwan in 2011, 2 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gariganwan · ■ Dinara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****23%**

**75%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**80%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**95%

Use banking services ****32%**

**53%

Television ****5%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****2%**

**17%

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 Gariganwan?

■ Gariganwan · ■ Dinara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010**

**926

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1500**

**940

Working population ****38.9%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 51.7% for women. 73% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 100 (42%) · **■** Other work 3 (1%) · **■** Marginal 134 (57%)

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 Dinara

- Dharamagatpur633 people
- Sahuari622 people
- Bichhiavan621 people
- Bariyarpur613 people
- Kharika603 people
- Sareyan594 people
- Panditpura590 people
- Bilaspur571 people

[All 229 villages in Dinara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/dinara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gariganwan from Sasaram?65 km by road
- What is the population of Gariganwan?609 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gariganwan in?Rohtas district (Dinara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gariganwan?65.2% (Census 2011)