# Gareya Village, Kargahar, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kargahar, Rohtas 

# Gareya

Gareya is a village in Kargahar sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **988 people in 123 households**, the 92nd largest of 198 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.9%.

- 988people (2011)
- 123households
- 83.2%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Gareya PIN code and other codes

Gareya falls in Kargahar sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhokhari
- Community development blockKargahar
- Census village code251680

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

## How far is Gareya from nearby towns?

- Kargahar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)28 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)28 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 Gareya?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Ratanpura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sasaram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 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 Gareya known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 110 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Gareya

Of every 100 households in Gareya in 2011, 4 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Gareya · ■ Kargahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**74%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**83%

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

**2%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****54%**

**64%

Television ****16%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**13%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****23%**

**16%

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 Gareya?

■ Gareya · ■ Kargahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.2%**

**75.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****885**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727**

**918

Working population ****44.5%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 76.0% for women. 43% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 27 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 179 (41%) · **■** Household industry 50 (11%) · **■** Other work 140 (32%) · **■** Marginal 44 (10%)

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 Kargahar

- Balapur1,010 people
- Bhaluari1,007 people
- Parandehra1,006 people
- Soni989 people
- Hamirpur983 people
- Khairahi974 people
- Basantpur961 people
- Gogahra957 people

[All 257 villages in Kargahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/kargahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gareya from Sasaram?28 km by road
- What is the population of Gareya?988 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gareya in?Rohtas district (Kargahar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gareya?83.2% (Census 2011)