# Garhia Village, Pratapganj, Supaul (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pratapganj, Supaul 

# Garhia

Garhia is a village in Pratapganj sub-district of Supaul district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,232 people in 305 households**, the 10th largest of 12 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.6%.

- 1,232people (2011)
- 305households
- 50.1%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Garhia PIN code and other codes

Garhia falls in Pratapganj sub-district, Supaul district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGovindpur
- Community development blockPratapganj
- Census village code221102

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

## How far is Garhia from nearby towns?

- Pratapganj (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Supaul (district HQ)45 km by road
- Supaul (nearest town)45 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 Garhia?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Garhia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather 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 school10+ km · Chhattappur
- ○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 service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Garhia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 159 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Garhia

Of every 100 households in Garhia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 23 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garhia · ■ Pratapganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**18%

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

**10%

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

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**66%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****64%**

**48%

Television ****2%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****23%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**32%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Garhia?

■ Garhia · ■ Pratapganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.1%**

**57.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884**

**933

Working population ****53.0%**

**38.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.1% for men and 32.6% for women. 52% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 155 (24%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (1%) · **■** Marginal 441 (68%)

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 Pratapganj

- Siripur7,788 people
- Surjapur6,791 people
- Parsabirbal4,901 people
- Situhar2,482 people
- Jainagara1,057 people
- Durgapur162 people

[All 13 villages in Pratapganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/supaul/pratapganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Garhia from Supaul?45 km by road
- What is the population of Garhia?1,232 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garhia in?Supaul district (Pratapganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Garhia?50.1% (Census 2011)