# Garka Village, Pathargama, Godda (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pathargama, Godda 

# Garka

Garka is a village in Pathargama sub-district of Godda district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814133**. The 2011 Census counted **172 people in 41 households**, the 122nd largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.3%.

- 172people (2011)
- 41households
- 77.3%literacy
- 814133PIN code

## Garka PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Garka is 814133.** Garka falls in Pathargama sub-district, Godda district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814133
- Gram panchayatBisaha
- Community development blockPathargama
- Census village code356994

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

## How far is Garka from nearby towns?

- Pathargama (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Godda (district HQ)10 km by road
- Godda (nearest town)10 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 Garka?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Garka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Godda
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Godda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sikaria
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- 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 Garka known for?

The main crops are **rice**. About 98% of the 20 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Garka

Of every 100 households in Garka in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garka · ■ Pathargama rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**14%

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

**1%

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

**76%

Use banking services ****29%**

**37%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****46%**

**29%

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 Garka?

■ Garka · ■ Pathargama rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%**

**61.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1250**

**957

Working population ****38.4%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.5% for men and 65.8% for women. 52% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 32 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (9%) · **■** Other work 1 (2%) · **■** Marginal 27 (41%)

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 Pathargama

- Jagarnathpur215 people
- Bariyata211 people
- Jogi Chak205 people
- Bhanta Chak Chhota173 people
- Gordhoi166 people
- Manoharpur164 people
- Belshar155 people
- Baliya Kita146 people

[All 198 villages in Pathargama](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/pathargama/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Garka?814133
- How far is Garka from Godda?10 km by road
- What is the population of Garka?172 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garka in?Godda district (Pathargama sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Garka?77.3% (Census 2011)