# Garighat Village, Farsabahar, Jashpur (Chhattisgarh)

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Village · Farsabahar, Jashpur 

# Garighat

Garighat is a village in Farsabahar sub-district of Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **496242**. The 2011 Census counted **755 people in 192 households**, the 55th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 755people (2011)
- 192households
- 57.2%literacy
- 496242PIN code

## Garighat PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Garighat is 496242.** Garighat falls in Farsabahar sub-district, Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code496242
- Gram panchayatGarighat
- Community development blockPharsabahar
- Census village code434207

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

## How far is Garighat from nearby towns?

- Farsabahar (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Jashpur Nagar (district HQ)92 km by road
- Kunkuri (nearest town)42 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 Garighat?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Garighat; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mendarbahar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kunkuri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tapkara
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Garighat known for?

The main crops are **kutki and maize**. About 36% of the 652 hectares of village land is sown, and 5 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 Garighat

Of every 100 households in Garighat in 2011, 23 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garighat · ■ Farsabahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****23%**

**43%

Toilet within the home ****69%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****31%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**7%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****13%**

**31%

Television ****2%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**16%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Garighat?

■ Garighat · ■ Farsabahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.2%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**1028

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**992

Working population ****65.3%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.2% for men and 42.9% for women. 67% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 42 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (4%) · **■** Marginal 418 (85%)

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 Farsabahar

- Bokhi822 people
- Daltoli787 people
- Sikariya783 people
- Jabla776 people
- Uparghicha751 people
- Bhejari Dand744 people
- Kulharbuda734 people
- Telain671 people

[All 99 villages in Farsabahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/jashpur/farsabahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garighat?496242
- How far is Garighat from Jashpur Nagar?92 km by road
- What is the population of Garighat?755 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garighat in?Jashpur district (Farsabahar sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Garighat?57.2% (Census 2011)