# Garapathar Village, Masalia, Dumka (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Masalia, Dumka 

# Garapathar

Garapathar is a village in Masalia sub-district of Dumka district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814146**. The 2011 Census counted **776 people in 171 households**, the 34th largest of 290 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.7%.

- 776people (2011)
- 171households
- 63.1%literacy
- 814146PIN code

## Garapathar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Garapathar is 814146.** Garapathar falls in Masalia sub-district, Dumka district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814146
- Gram panchayatBara Dumria
- Community development blockMasalia
- Census village code371983

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

## How far is Garapathar from nearby towns?

- Masalia (sub-district HQ)48 km by road
- Dumka (district HQ)50 km by road
- Dumka (nearest town)50 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 Garapathar?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Garapathar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds

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 Garapathar known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 4% of the 305 hectares of village land is sown, and 107 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 Garapathar

Of every 100 households in Garapathar in 2011, 1 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 4 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Garapathar · ■ Masalia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**14%

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

**4%

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

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****38%**

**42%

Television ****1%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****4%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**22%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Garapathar?

■ Garapathar · ■ Masalia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**61.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****870**

**956

Working population ****54.1%**

**52.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 48.2% for women. 52% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 202 (48%) · **■** Marginal 211 (50%)

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 Masalia

- Nutantesaria824 people
- Amgachhi820 people
- Kolarkanda817 people
- Baksidih811 people
- Makrampur775 people
- Bara Chapuria755 people
- Palasi721 people
- Dudhichua719 people

[All 317 villages in Masalia](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/dumka/masalia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garapathar?814146
- How far is Garapathar from Dumka?50 km by road
- What is the population of Garapathar?776 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garapathar in?Dumka district (Masalia sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Garapathar?63.1% (Census 2011)