# Garha Village, Gadarwara, Narsimhapur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Gadarwara, Narsimhapur 

# Garha

Garha is a village in Gadarwara sub-district of Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,611 people in 422 households**, the 61st largest of 350 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.4%.

- 1,611people (2011)
- 422households
- 76.0%literacy
- 882females per 1,000 males

## Garha PIN code and other codes

Garha falls in Gadarwara sub-district, Narsimhapur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockChawarpatha
- Census village code490991

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

## How far is Garha from nearby towns?

- Gadarwara (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Narsimhapur (district HQ)27 km by road
- Kareli (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 Garha?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Garha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kareli
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kareli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Narsimhapur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Garha known for?

About 95% of the 688 hectares of village land is sown, and 537 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 Garha

Of every 100 households in Garha in 2011, 85 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 28 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Garha · ■ Gadarwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**63%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**73%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**21%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****7%**

**32%

Television ****39%**

**24%

Mobile phone ****28%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**14%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**44%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Garha?

■ Garha · ■ Gadarwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**70.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**927

Working population ****45.0%**

**43.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.0% for men and 64.6% for women. 58% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 224 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 323 (45%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 27 (4%) · **■** Marginal 144 (20%)

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 Gadarwara

- Gardha1,648 people
- Malhanwada1,637 people
- Mohpa1,623 people
- Siregoan1,616 people
- Chhitapar1,579 people
- Dhana1,569 people
- Pipariya Kalan1,553 people
- Dhigsara1,546 people

[All 355 villages in Gadarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/narsimhapur/gadarwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Garha from Narsimhapur?27 km by road
- What is the population of Garha?1,611 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garha in?Narsimhapur district (Gadarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Garha?76.0% (Census 2011)
