# Garara Village, Sasaram, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sasaram, Rohtas 

# Garara

Garara is a village in Sasaram sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,461 people in 325 households**, the 28th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.4%.

- 2,461people (2011)
- 325households
- 67.2%literacy
- 929females per 1,000 males

## Garara PIN code and other codes

Garara falls in Sasaram sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatAkasi
- Community development blockSasaram
- Census village code252385

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

## How far is Garara from nearby towns?

- Sasaram (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)10 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)10 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 Garara?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sasaram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raj Pur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Garara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 207 hectares of village land is sown, and 192 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 Garara

Of every 100 households in Garara in 2011, 1 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Garara · ■ Sasaram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**76%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

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

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**89%

Use banking services ****63%**

**55%

Television ****10%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**20%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Garara?

■ Garara · ■ Sasaram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%**

**71.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****929**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**927

Working population ****25.7%**

**29.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 55.6% for women. 34% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (6%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 14 (2%) · **■** Marginal 541 (86%)

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 Sasaram

- Gajdwahi2,678 people
- Molawan2,638 people
- Banrasia2,585 people
- Dawanpur2,544 people
- Muradabad Khurd2,310 people
- Karserua2,309 people
- Kota2,303 people
- Songawan2,188 people

[All 171 villages in Sasaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/sasaram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Garara from Sasaram?10 km by road
- What is the population of Garara?2,461 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garara in?Rohtas district (Sasaram sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Garara?67.2% (Census 2011)