# Garha Village, Pupri, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Pupri, Sitamarhi 

# Garha

Garha is a village in Pupri sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **11,044 people in 2,587 households**, the 2nd largest of 44 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.6%.

- 11,044people (2011)
- 2,587households
- 49.1%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Garha PIN code and other codes

Garha falls in Pupri sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGadha
- Community development blockPupri
- Census village code219720

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

## How far is Garha from nearby towns?

- Pupri (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)30 km by road
- Janakpur Road (nearest town)2 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 Garha?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Garha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sitamarhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Garha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 393 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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 Garha

Of every 100 households in Garha in 2011, 18 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garha · ■ Pupri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**81%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****27%**

**24%

Television ****5%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****30%**

**34%

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 Garha?

■ Garha · ■ Pupri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.1%**

**52.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**951

Working population ****32.5%**

**31.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.6% for men and 46.4% for women. 50% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 999 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 709 (20%) · **■** Household industry 43 (1%) · **■** Other work 776 (22%) · **■** Marginal 1,063 (30%)

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 Pupri

- Awapur urf Sherpur18,971 people
- Bachharpur urf Sahu Tikai10,784 people
- Pupri10,211 people
- Balha Madsudan7,015 people
- Hardia5,445 people

[All 45 villages in Pupri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/pupri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Garha from Sitamarhi?30 km by road
- What is the population of Garha?11,044 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garha in?Sitamarhi district (Pupri sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Garha?49.1% (Census 2011)