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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Garhia is a village in Pratapganj mandal, Supaul district, Bihar. With a population of 1,232 people in 305 households and a literacy rate of 40.2%, it is located at 25.883°N, 86.730°E. Its postal code is 852125.
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- LGD code
- 221102
- Pincode
- 852125
- Post office
- Pratapganj (Supaul)
- Population
- 1,232
- Households
- 305
- Literacy rate
- 40.2%
- Sex ratio
- 916 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 653
- Distance to district centre
- 48 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 86 km
- Distance to Patna
- 163 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 404 km
- Nearest railway station
- Methai · 3 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- JB Singh Hospital · 6 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Garhia compares
By population, Garhia ranks #10 of 13 villages in Pratapganj mandal.
Literacy rate
%
40.2%
−5.9% vs mandal average
Garhia40.2%
Pratapganj mandal46.1%
Supaul district46.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
916
−11 vs mandal average
Garhia916
Pratapganj mandal927
Household size
people per home
4.0
−0.9 vs mandal average
Garhia4.0
Pratapganj mandal4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Garhia at a glance
Garhia is a village of 1,232 people in 305 households (Census 2011) in Pratapganj block, Supaul district, Bihar, the 10th-largest of 13 villages in Pratapganj block. Literacy is 40%, 6 points below the block average of 46% and the sex ratio is 916 women per 1,000 men. It lies 48 km from the Supaul district centre, 7 km from Sahugarh, the nearest town, 3 km from Methai railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 852125, served by Pratapganj (Supaul) post office; the LGD village code is 221102. The nearest hospital or health centre is JB Singh Hospital, 6 km away. The village votes in Purnia assembly constituency, represented by MLA Vijay Kumar Khemka. The population is estimated at 1,453 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Garhia
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- Primary school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- SUPAUL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 45
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Govindpur
- Total area (ha)
- 159
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 81
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Garhia
- LGD code
- 221102
- Pincode
- 852125
- Post office
- Pratapganj (Supaul)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,232
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,453
- Households
- 305
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 916
- Literacy rate
- 40.2%
- Coordinates
- 25.88285°N, 86.72956°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay Kumar Khemka
- Block / Mandal
- Pratapganj
Getting there
How to reach Garhia
Distance to cities · straight line
- Patna163 kmcapital
- Kolkata404 km
- Delhi989 km
- Hyderabad1271 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMethai3 km
- Bus stopBus Stand6 km
- Hospital / PHCJB Singh Hospital6 km
- ATM / bankgramin bank3 km
- Petrol pumpPetrol Pump5 km
- CollegeMadhepura College8 km
- Police stationMadhepura Town Police Station7 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Garhia
1 Temple mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
- 🛕Hanuman MandirTemple4.2 km ↗
Same pincode
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- Shukha NagarPratapganj mandal9,332 pop
- SiripurPratapganj mandal7,788 pop
- SurjapurPratapganj mandal6,791 pop
- ParsabirbalPratapganj mandal4,901 pop
- SituharPratapganj mandal2,482 pop
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Villages near Garhia
Other villages in Pratapganj mandal
View all 12 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)