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- LGD code
- 230120
- Pincode
- 841426
- Post office
- Bhore
- Population
- 663
- Households
- 80
- Literacy rate
- 59.3%
- Sex ratio
- 962 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 306
Census 2011 · in context
How Garuraha compares
By population, Garuraha ranks #88 of 172 villages in Bhorey mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.3%
+6.9% vs mandal average
- Garuraha
- 59.3%
- Bhorey mandal
- 52.4%
- Gopalganj district
- 54.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
962
−102 vs mandal average
- Garuraha
- 962
- Bhorey mandal
- 1,064
Household size
people per home
8.3
+1.8 vs mandal average
- Garuraha
- 8.3
- Bhorey mandal
- 6.5
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Garuraha at a glance
Garuraha is a village of 663 people in 80 households (Census 2011) in Bhorey block, Gopalganj district, Bihar, the 88th-largest of 172 villages in Bhorey block. Literacy is 59%, 7 points above the block average of 52% and the sex ratio is 962 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 841426, served by Bhore post office; the LGD village code is 230120. The village votes in Paroo assembly constituency, represented by MLA Shankar Prasad. The population is estimated at 782 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Raqba →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garuraha · this village | 663 | 59% | — |
| Raqba · Bhorey | 2,538 | 51% | — |
| Rampur · Bhorey | 2,375 | 53% | — |
| Banlaria Ghur · Bhorey | 971 | 45% | — |
| Renrwariya Tewari · Bhorey | 861 | 51% | — |
| Chakarwa · Bhorey | 634 | 52% | — |
| Barai Bagahwa · Bhorey | 581 | 48% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Garuraha
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 1
- Power hours (winter)
- 2
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- No
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KATAIYA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 20
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 35
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 6
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- RAQBA
- Total area (ha)
- 45.28
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 20.1
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Garuraha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Garuraha
- LGD code
- 230120
- Pincode
- 841426
- Post office
- Bhore
- Population (Census 2011)
- 663
- Population (projected 2026)
- 782
- Households
- 80
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 962
- Literacy rate
- 59.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Vaishali
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Paroo
- Member of Parliament
- Veena Devi
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Shankar Prasad
- Block / Mandal
- Bhorey
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 841426
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Garuraha
Other villages in Bhorey mandal
View all 60+ →- Husepur
- Kalyanpur
- Sisai
- Bhore
- Lami Chaur
- Chakarwa Khas
- Imilia
- Mahra Deur
- Dumar Narind
- Chhathianw
- Raqba
- Gopalpur
- Bankata Jagirdari
- Raghunathpur
- Rudarpur
- Rampur
- Koera
- Basdewa
- Ram Nagar
- Khalganw
- Hardia
- Bankatamal
- Balwa
- Lachchhi Chak
- Bhopatpura
- Nadwa
- Bagahwa Misir
- Mathauli
- Hariharpur
- Kabe
- Khadhi
- Naru Chakarwa
- Jagtauli
- Dumakiya
- Jigna Dube
- Domanpur
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)