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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
ZK
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ZAFRANA KHATOON
Contact: 99****5570
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- LGD code
- 219720
- Pincode
- 843320
- Post office
- Janakpur Road
- Population
- 11,044
- Households
- 2,587
- Literacy rate
- 39.4%
- Sex ratio
- 943 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 3,590
Census 2011 · in context
How Garha compares
By population, Garha ranks #2 of 45 villages in Pupri mandal.
Literacy rate
%
39.4%
−2.9% vs mandal average
Garha39.4%
Pupri mandal42.3%
Sitamarhi district42.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
943
+26 vs mandal average
Garha943
Pupri mandal917
Household size
people per home
4.3
−0.1 vs mandal average
Garha4.3
Pupri mandal4.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Garha at a glance
Garha is a village of 11,044 people in 2,587 households (Census 2011) in Pupri block, Sitamarhi district, Bihar, the 2nd-largest of 45 villages in Pupri block. Literacy is 39%, 3 points below the block average of 42% and the sex ratio is 943 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 843320, served by Janakpur Road post office; the LGD village code is 219720. The sarpanch is ZAFRANA KHATOON, and the village votes in Alauli assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ram Chandra Sada. The population is estimated at 13,021 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Garha
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 4
- Power hours (winter)
- 6
- Primary school
- 4
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- JANAKPUR ROAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 2
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 30
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 2
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Gadha
- Total area (ha)
- 393
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 66
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Garha
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Garha
- LGD code
- 219720
- Pincode
- 843320
- Post office
- Janakpur Road
- Population (Census 2011)
- 11,044
- Population (projected 2026)
- 13,021
- Households
- 2,587
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 943
- Literacy rate
- 39.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Khagaria
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Alauli
- Member of Parliament
- Rajesh Verma
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ram Chandra Sada
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- ZAFRANA KHATOON
- Block / Mandal
- Pupri
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 843320
- Bachharpur Urf Sahu TikaiPupri mandal10,784 pop
- Balha MadsudanPupri mandal7,015 pop
- HardiaPupri mandal5,445 pop
- Bihta DharampurPupri mandal5,383 pop
- NarayanpurPupri mandal5,225 pop
- Bedoul Urf BanauliPupri mandal5,069 pop
- Rampur HaripurPupri mandal4,900 pop
- Bazidpur BauraPupri mandal4,635 pop
- GangtiPupri mandal4,045 pop
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Other villages in Pupri mandal
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- Hardia
- Bihta Dharampur
- Narayanpur
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- Rampur Haripur
- Bazidpur Baura
- Gangti
- Rampur Khurd
- Jhaijhat
- Hariharpur
- Bhima Makresar
- Birauli
- Parsauni
- Simiahi
- Kusail
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- Keshopur
- Belmohan
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- Madhubani
- Chainpur
- Shahjahanpur
- Manikpur
- Dumra Dumrapatti
- Hirauli
- Jalalpur Bangri
- Bikrampur
- Surajpatti
- Bagha Sati
- Belmohan
- Samhauli
- Gangwara
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)