# Garuara Village, Samastipur, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/samastipur/garuara/ Village · Samastipur, Samastipur # Garuara Garuara is a village in Samastipur sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,068 people in 214 households**, the 66th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%. - 1,068people (2011) - 214households - 84.4%literacy - 904females per 1,000 males ## Garuara PIN code and other codes Garuara falls in Samastipur sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDudhpura - Community development blockSamastipur - Census village code236524 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Garuara from nearby towns? - Samastipur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)4 km by road - Samastipur (nearest town)4 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 Garuara? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Garuara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Samastipur - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Samastipur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 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 Garuara known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 193 hectares of village land is sown, and 190 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 Garuara Of every 100 households in Garuara in 2011, 59 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Garuara · ■ Samastipur rural average Electricity for lighting ****59%** **25% Toilet within the home ****54%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****46%** **74% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****61%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **85% Use banking services ****83%** **53% Television ****30%** **15% Mobile phone ****74%** **47% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **25% Own their home ****100%** **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 Garuara? ■ Garuara · ■ Samastipur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.4%** **67.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904** **892 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908** **922 Working population ****30.3%** **28.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.9% for men and 78.3% for women. 52% of men and 6% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 199 (61%) · **■** Farm labourers 59 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 64 (20%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%) 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 Samastipur - Sitalpatti1,188 people - Sangrampur1,124 people - Bahadurpur1,095 people - Darhia Belar1,089 people - Asinpur1,043 people - Madhopur Chhatauna1,026 people - Bajopur989 people - Bishunpur Bande955 people [All 95 villages in Samastipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/samastipur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Garuara from Samastipur?4 km by road - What is the population of Garuara?1,068 (Census 2011) - Which district is Garuara in?Samastipur district (Samastipur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Garuara?84.4% (Census 2011)