# GarhSisai Village, Vidyapati Nagar, Samastipur (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/vidyapati-nagar/garhsisai/ Village · Vidyapati Nagar, Samastipur # GarhSisai GarhSisai is a village in Vidyapati Nagar sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **12,088 people in 2,544 households**, the 4th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%. - 12,088people (2011) - 2,544households - 60.6%literacy - 901females per 1,000 males ## GarhSisai PIN code and other codes GarhSisai falls in Vidyapati Nagar sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatGadsishisey - Community development blockVidyapati Nagar - Census village code236981 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is GarhSisai from nearby towns? - Vidyapati Nagar (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Samastipur (district HQ)36 km by road - Dalsinghsarai (nearest town)8 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 GarhSisai? 16 services counted by the Census are inside GarhSisai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vidyapati Nagar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dalsingh Saray - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhasnga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 GarhSisai known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 631 hectares of village land is sown, and 400 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 GarhSisai Of every 100 households in GarhSisai in 2011, 2 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ GarhSisai · ■ Vidyapati Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **5% Toilet within the home ****13%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **75% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **93% Use banking services ****33%** **42% Television ****6%** **9% Mobile phone ****39%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****37%** **29% 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 GarhSisai? ■ GarhSisai · ■ Vidyapati Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%** **62.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****901** **902 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937** **924 Working population ****40.4%** **34.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.8% for men and 50.4% for women. 51% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 782 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,771 (36%) · **■** Household industry 134 (3%) · **■** Other work 290 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,904 (39%) 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 Vidyapati Nagar - Mau Dhaneshpurd15,833 people - Sahit13,554 people - Barhauna12,131 people - Harpur Bochaha11,758 people - Dhepura11,556 people - Semri9,112 people - Kancha7,936 people [All 36 villages in Vidyapati Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/vidyapati-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is GarhSisai from Samastipur?36 km by road - What is the population of GarhSisai?12,088 (Census 2011) - Which district is GarhSisai in?Samastipur district (Vidyapati Nagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of GarhSisai?60.6% (Census 2011)