# Durgtola Village, Garkha, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Garkha, Saran 

# Durgtola

Durgtola is a village in Garkha sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **700 people in 123 households**, the 88th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 700people (2011)
- 123households
- 65.6%literacy
- 983females per 1,000 males

## Durgtola PIN code and other codes

Durgtola falls in Garkha sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMahammada
- Community development blockGarkha
- Census village code234341

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

## How far is Durgtola from nearby towns?

- Garkha (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)11 km by road
- Chapra (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 Durgtola?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Durgtola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Sadhpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhapra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 3 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 Durgtola known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 24 hectares of village land is sown, and 15 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 Durgtola

Of every 100 households in Durgtola in 2011, 23 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Durgtola · ■ Garkha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****38%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**95%

Use banking services ****39%**

**57%

Television ****15%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Durgtola?

■ Durgtola · ■ Garkha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.6%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****771**

**943

Working population ****35.3%**

**26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 53.9% for women. 52% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (18%) · **■** Marginal 199 (81%)

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 Garkha

- Gauhar Basant953 people
- Jagdishpur942 people
- SahoSarae914 people
- Aliaspur809 people
- Haqiuatpur690 people
- Majlispur682 people
- Majlispur660 people
- Rasulpur613 people

[All 113 villages in Garkha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/garkha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Durgtola from Chhapra?11 km by road
- What is the population of Durgtola?700 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Durgtola in?Saran district (Garkha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Durgtola?65.6% (Census 2011)