# Minapur Village, Garkha, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Garkha, Saran 

# Minapur

Minapur is a village in Garkha sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,354 people in 327 households**, the 43rd largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 2,354people (2011)
- 327households
- 52.4%literacy
- 885females per 1,000 males

## Minapur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatHasanpura
- Community development blockGarkha
- Census village code234364

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

## How far is Minapur from nearby towns?

- Garkha (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)16 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)18 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 Minapur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Minapur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Said Saray
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Rampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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)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 Minapur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 211 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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 Minapur

Of every 100 households in Minapur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Minapur · ■ Garkha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**62%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****53%**

**57%

Television ****8%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**17%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Minapur?

■ Minapur · ■ Garkha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.4%**

**64.6%

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

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**943

Working population ****52.5%**

**26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.7% for men and 37.4% for women. 64% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 981 (79%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (5%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 5 (0%) · **■** Marginal 190 (15%)

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

- Pindari2,468 people
- Aurha Mal2,461 people
- Banwari Basant2,401 people
- Bangari2,382 people
- Mura2,332 people
- Dhanaura2,173 people
- Parsa2,158 people
- Pirari2,119 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Minapur from Chhapra?16 km by road
- What is the population of Minapur?2,354 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Minapur in?Saran district (Garkha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Minapur?52.4% (Census 2011)