# Garoo Village, Kathumar, Alwar (Rajasthan) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/alwar/kathumar/garoo/ Village · Kathumar, Alwar # Garoo Garoo is a village in Kathumar sub-district of Alwar district, Rajasthan, PIN code **321606**. The 2011 Census counted **5,812 people in 932 households**, the 6th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.6%. - 5,812people (2011) - 932households - 67.8%literacy - 321606PIN code ## Garoo PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Garoo is 321606.** Garoo falls in Kathumar sub-district, Alwar district, Rajasthan. - PIN code321606 - Community development blockKathumar - Census village code073796 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Garoo from nearby towns? - Kathumar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Alwar (district HQ)73 km by road - Kherli (nearest town)7 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 Garoo? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Garoo; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Alternative medicine hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kherli - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kherli - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Garoo known for? The main crops are **jowar, bajara and sarson**. Products made here include earthen pots. About 91% of the 1,051 hectares of village land is sown, and 663 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 Garoo Of every 100 households in Garoo in 2011, 62 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 7 a car. ■ Garoo · ■ Kathumar rural average Electricity for lighting ****62%** **68% Toilet within the home ****11%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **91% Tap water ****4%** **10% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **96% Use banking services ****48%** **63% Television ****30%** **30% Mobile phone ****64%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****7%** **3% None of these assets ****20%** **19% Own their home ****94%** **98% 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 Garoo? ■ Garoo · ■ Kathumar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%** **68.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****886** **878 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907** **876 Working population ****50.1%** **48.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.2% for men and 50.4% for women. 50% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,144 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 176 (6%) · **■** Household industry 9 (0%) · **■** Other work 381 (13%) · **■** Marginal 1,200 (41%) 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 Kathumar - Tasai8,568 people - Sonkhar7,901 people - Kherli Rel7,159 people - Samoochi6,595 people - Bhanokhar4,960 people - Sonkh4,574 people - Masari4,562 people - Sonkhari4,318 people [All 153 villages in Kathumar](https://wherepedia.org/india/rajasthan/alwar/kathumar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Garoo?321606 - How far is Garoo from Alwar?73 km by road - What is the population of Garoo?5,812 (Census 2011) - Which district is Garoo in?Alwar district (Kathumar sub-district), Rajasthan - What is the literacy rate of Garoo?67.8% (Census 2011)