# Garae Village, Murhu, Khunti (Jharkhand) – PIN Code

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Village · Murhu, Khunti 

# Garae

Garae is a village in Murhu sub-district of Khunti district, Jharkhand. The 2011 Census counted **244 people in 51 households**, the 117th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.4%.

- 244people (2011)
- 51households
- 53.0%literacy
- 1,159females per 1,000 males

## Garae PIN code and other codes

Garae falls in Murhu sub-district, Khunti district, Jharkhand.

- Gram panchayatKewra
- Community development blockMurhu
- Census village code375043

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

## How far is Garae from nearby towns?

- Khunti (district HQ)22 km by road
- Khunti (nearest town)22 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 Garae?

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

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Chatragih
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jate
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khunti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranchi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Garae known for?

The main crops are **rice**. Products made here include lah. About 71% of the 81 hectares of village land is sown, and 1 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 Garae

Of every 100 households in Garae in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 6 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garae · ■ Murhu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**24%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

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

**7%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****26%**

**46%

Television ****0%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****6%**

**24%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**21%

Own their home ****89%**

**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 Garae?

■ Garae · ■ Murhu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.0%**

**63.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1159**

**991

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1440**

**960

Working population ****44.7%**

**52.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 36.8% for women. 48% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 20 (18%) · **■** Other work 4 (4%) · **■** Marginal 85 (78%)

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 Murhu

- Chatradih265 people
- Jobe264 people
- Margaon259 people
- Chendagutu248 people
- Chhata226 people
- Guruburu218 people
- Udburu218 people
- Damriay216 people

[All 141 villages in Murhu](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/khunti/murhu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Garae from Khunti?22 km by road
- What is the population of Garae?244 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garae in?Khunti district (Murhu sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Garae?53.0% (Census 2011)