Village · Lalganj, Vaishali
# Ghataro Chaturbhuj

Ghataro Chaturbhuj is a village in Lalganj sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 24,785 people in 4,204 households, the 1st largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.
- 24,785 people (2011)
- 4,204 households
- 67.9% literacy
- 868 females per 1,000 males

## Ghataro Chaturbhuj PIN code and other codes

Ghataro Chaturbhuj falls in Lalganj sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Ghataro
- Community development block Lalganj
- Census village code 234825

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Ghataro Chaturbhuj from nearby towns?
- Lalganj (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road
- Hajipur (district HQ) 13 km by road
- Lalganj (nearest town) 8 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Ghataro Chaturbhuj?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Ghataro Chaturbhuj; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 10 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 4 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 5 doctors
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1
- ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Post office In village
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● ATM In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Lalganj
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Lalganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Lalganj
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 2 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Ghataro Chaturbhuj known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 51% of the 1,338 hectares of village land is sown, and 148 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Ghataro Chaturbhuj

Of every 100 households in Ghataro Chaturbhuj in 2011, 29 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Ghataro Chaturbhuj · ■ Lalganj rural average
- Electricity for lighting 29% 19%
- Toilet within the home 37% 26%
- No toilet (open defecation) 60% 73%
- Tap water 2% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 45% 39%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 13% 6%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 86% 92%
- Use banking services 45% 51%
- Television 30% 18%
- Mobile phone 62% 57%
- Computer with internet 1% 1%
- Two-wheeler 11% 9%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 17% 18%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Ghataro Chaturbhuj?

■ Ghataro Chaturbhuj · ■ Lalganj rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 67.9% 69.4%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 868 881
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 861 895
- Working population 30.5% 31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.7% for men and 59.0% for women. 45% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 934 (12%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,449 (19%) · ■ Household industry 548 (7%) · ■ Other work 1,606 (21%) · ■ Marginal 3,014 (40%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Lalganj
- Gurmia 9,441 people
- Paura Madan Singh 8,998 people
- Purkhauli 6,346 people
- Jalalpur Urf Bishunpur Gamhir 6,307 people

All 98 villages in Lalganj

## Quick answers
- How far is Ghataro Chaturbhuj from Hajipur? 13 km by road
- What is the population of Ghataro Chaturbhuj? 24,785 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ghataro Chaturbhuj in? Vaishali district (Lalganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Ghataro Chaturbhuj? 67.9% (Census 2011)

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