# Garratola Village, Baihar, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Baihar, Balaghat 

# Garratola

Garratola is a village in Baihar sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **652 people in 121 households**, the 142nd largest of 304 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 65.6%.

- 652people (2011)
- 121households
- 76.8%literacy
- 842females per 1,000 males

## Garratola PIN code and other codes

Garratola falls in Baihar sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBirsa
- Census village code498126

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

## How far is Garratola from nearby towns?

- Baihar (sub-district HQ)40 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)107 km by road
- Malajkhand (nearest town)17 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 Garratola?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Garratola; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Baihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Baihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 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
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 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 Garratola known for?

About 13% of the 317 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 Garratola

Of every 100 households in Garratola in 2011, 79 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Garratola · ■ Baihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**44%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****23%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****18%**

**30%

Television ****12%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****24%**

**40%

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 Garratola?

■ Garratola · ■ Baihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.8%**

**65.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****842**

**1031

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****814**

**981

Working population ****45.7%**

**54.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 65.0% for women. 41% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 11 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 251 (84%) · **■** Other work 16 (5%) · **■** Marginal 20 (7%)

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 Baihar

- Jalda664 people
- Thurrimeta661 people
- Chilora657 people
- Lalpur656 people
- Tingatola652 people
- Lud651 people
- Sundarwahi649 people
- Bhadgaon636 people

[All 330 villages in Baihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/baihar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Garratola from Balaghat?107 km by road
- What is the population of Garratola?652 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garratola in?Balaghat district (Baihar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Garratola?76.8% (Census 2011)