# Garhaua Village, Basantpur, Supaul (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Basantpur, Supaul 

# Garhaua

Garhaua is a village in Basantpur sub-district of Supaul district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **422 people in 80 households**, the 74th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.8%.

- 422people (2011)
- 80households
- 59.5%literacy
- 1,175females per 1,000 males

## Garhaua PIN code and other codes

Garhaua falls in Basantpur sub-district, Supaul district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRatanpur
- Community development blockBasantpur
- Census village code220995

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

## How far is Garhaua from nearby towns?

- Basantpur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Supaul (district HQ)60 km by road
- Birpur (nearest town)16 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 Garhaua?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Garhaua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bishunpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Birpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Supaul
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Garhaua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 98 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Garhaua

Of every 100 households in Garhaua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garhaua · ■ Basantpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****99%**

**75%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****13%**

**50%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**41%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****58%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Garhaua?

■ Garhaua · ■ Basantpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.5%**

**56.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1175**

**931

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1078**

**949

Working population ****19.9%**

**33.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.1% for men and 53.2% for women. 37% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 10 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (19%) · **■** Marginal 58 (69%)

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 Basantpur

- Koskapur577 people
- Baisi Chakla568 people
- Khantaha481 people
- Parsa Kalan443 people
- Madhora374 people
- Sahajpur330 people
- Sonapur303 people
- Chhitauni296 people

[All 94 villages in Basantpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/supaul/basantpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Garhaua from Supaul?60 km by road
- What is the population of Garhaua?422 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garhaua in?Supaul district (Basantpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Garhaua?59.5% (Census 2011)