# Garra Village, Tumsar, Bhandara (Maharashtra) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/tumsar/garra/ Village · Tumsar, Bhandara # Garra Garra is a village in Tumsar sub-district of Bhandara district, Maharashtra. The 2011 Census counted **3,458 people in 784 households**, the 7th largest of 135 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.5%. - 3,458people (2011) - 784households - 77.2%literacy - 1,010females per 1,000 males ## Garra PIN code and other codes Garra falls in Tumsar sub-district, Bhandara district, Maharashtra. - Community development blockTumsar - Census village code536686 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Garra from nearby towns? - Tumsar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Bhandara (district HQ)48 km by road - Tumsar (nearest town)15 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 Garra? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Garra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tumsar - ○Degree college10+ km · Tumsar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tumsar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Garra known for? About 61% of the 634 hectares of village land is sown, and 238 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 Garra Of every 100 households in Garra in 2011, 73 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Garra · ■ Tumsar rural average Electricity for lighting ****73%** **77% Toilet within the home ****28%** **48% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **52% Tap water ****2%** **30% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **91% Use banking services ****50%** **52% Television ****34%** **34% Mobile phone ****30%** **38% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **20% Own their home ****93%** **91% 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 Garra? ■ Garra · ■ Tumsar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%** **81.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1086** **953 Working population ****56.5%** **51.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.7% for men and 69.6% for women. 61% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 368 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 602 (31%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 204 (10%) · **■** Marginal 759 (39%) 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 Tumsar - Ashti4,783 people - Yerli4,346 people - Sitasawangi4,001 people - Chulhad3,841 people - Naka Dongari3,254 people - Lobhi3,095 people - Khapa3,019 people - Bajartola2,974 people [All 148 villages in Tumsar](https://wherepedia.org/india/maharashtra/bhandara/tumsar/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Garra from Bhandara?48 km by road - What is the population of Garra?3,458 (Census 2011) - Which district is Garra in?Bhandara district (Tumsar sub-district), Maharashtra - What is the literacy rate of Garra?77.2% (Census 2011)