# Garapuri Village, Lalbarra, Balaghat (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Lalbarra, Balaghat 

# Garapuri

Garapuri is a village in Lalbarra sub-district of Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **598 people in 137 households**, the 95th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%.

- 598people (2011)
- 137households
- 68.5%literacy
- 1,055females per 1,000 males

## Garapuri PIN code and other codes

Garapuri falls in Lalbarra sub-district, Balaghat district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockLalbarra
- Census village code497601

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

## How far is Garapuri from nearby towns?

- Lalbarra (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Balaghat (district HQ)24 km by road
- Waraseoni (nearest town)16 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 Garapuri?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Garapuri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Balharpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lalbarra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Balaghat
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Garapuri known for?

The main crops are **dhan**. About 72% of the 240 hectares of village land is sown, and 162 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 Garapuri

Of every 100 households in Garapuri in 2011, 63 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 12 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garapuri · ■ Lalbarra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****63%**

**72%

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

**14%

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

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****78%**

**23%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****94%**

**45%

Television ****4%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****12%**

**22%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**10%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****28%**

**24%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

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 Garapuri?

■ Garapuri · ■ Lalbarra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**78.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055**

**1015

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1108**

**939

Working population ****61.2%**

**54.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 60.2% for women. 65% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 153 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 194 (53%) · **■** Other work 15 (4%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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 Lalbarra

- Marhera686 people
- Pandhrapani680 people
- Barbaspur666 people
- Katanga607 people
- Khursodi535 people
- Bagdehi469 people
- Dohara458 people
- Barghat383 people

[All 110 villages in Lalbarra](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/balaghat/lalbarra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Garapuri from Balaghat?24 km by road
- What is the population of Garapuri?598 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garapuri in?Balaghat district (Lalbarra sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Garapuri?68.5% (Census 2011)