Garhia, Kumarkhand, Madhepura, Bihar, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Garhia


The village Garhia is located in Kumarkhand C.D.Block of Madhepura District in the State of Bihar in India. It is governed by Shihpur Gadhiya Gram Panchayat. It comes under Kumarkhand Community Development Block. The nearest town is Murli Ganj, which is about 24 kilometers away from Garhia.

Travel and Communication for Garhia


The village is connected by public bus services. Private buses services are available for the village. There is a railway station in the village.

Postal Address:
Garhia,
Madhepura,
Bihar, India
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Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Garhia


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Garhia is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Garhia is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Garhia


As per available data from the year 2009, 2431 persons live in 561 house holds in the village Garhia. There are 1131 female individuals and 1300 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 46.52% and males constitute 53.48% of the total population.

There are 575 scheduled castes persons of which 280 are females and 295 are males. Females constitute 48.7% and males constitute 51.3% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 23.65% of the total population.

Population density of Garhia is 980.24 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Garhia


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Total area of Garhia is 248 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 229.56 ha. About 127.12 ha is un-irrigated area. About 102.44 ha is irrigated area. About 102.44 ha is irrigated by canal water.

About 9.35 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 4.09 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 5 ha is culturable waste land.

Schools in Garhia


There is a private pre-primary school in the village Garhia.

There is a government primary school in the village Garhia.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Puraini, which is less than 5 kms away from Garhia.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Ramnagar, which is less than 5 kms away from Garhia.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Madhepura, which is more than 10 kms away from Garhia.

Colleges in Garhia


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Madhepura, which is more than 10 kms away from Garhia.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Purnia, which is more than 10 kms away from Garhia.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a government medical college in Katihar, which is more than 10 kms away from Garhia.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Katihar, which is more than 10 kms away from Garhia.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Saharsa, which is more than 10 kms away from Garhia.

Other Educational Facilities in Garhia


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Muraliganj, which is more than 10 kms away from Garhia.

There are no private or government non formal training centres in the village. However, there is a government non formal training centre in Madhepura, which is more than 10 kms away from Garhia.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Saharsa, which is more than 10 kms away from Garhia.

Healthcare Facilities in Garhia


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Garhia.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Garhia.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Garhia.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Garhia.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Garhia.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Garhia.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Garhia.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Garhia.

There is a veterinary hospital more than 10 kms away from Garhia.

There is a mobile health centre more than 10 kms away from Garhia.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Garhia.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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