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Garhani

Garhani (Hindi: गड़हनी) is a town and corresponding community development block in Bhojpur district of Bihar, India. As of 2011, its population was 5,597, in 959 households. The total block population was 103,262, in 16,427 households.

Demographics

Garhani is a rural block, with no major urban centres. Its sex ratio was 919 as of 2011, compared to the state and district ratios of 918 and 907, respectively. The sex ratio was higher among the 0-6 age group, with 923 females for every 1000 males. Members of scheduled castes made up 17.55% of block residents, and members of scheduled tribes made up 0.03%. Garhani block's literacy rate was 66.77%, which was slightly below the district rate of 69.16%. Literacy was higher in men (79.14%) than in women (53.3%); the corresponding gender gap of 25.84% was marginally higher than that of the district as a whole (25.45%).

Most workers in Garhani block were employed in agriculture in 2011, with 25.70% being cultivators who owned or leased their own land, and a further 54.20% were agricultural labourers who worked another person's land for wages. An additional 3.13% were household industry workers, and the remaining 16.97% were other workers.

List of Villages

Garhani block contains the following 51 villages: (GP = Gram Panchayat)

Village name Total land area (hectares) Population (in 2011)
Bhatauli 53 0
Dolaur Dehri 56 0
Akrahi 49 0
Dhokraha 30 0
Deodhi 169 1,403
Garhani Taluk 339 5,361
Balbandh 291 2,619
Bahri 236 1,712
Karnaul 248 1,553
Chandi 152 1,539
Mukundpur 43 287
Bardiha 140 1,350
Harpur (GP) 72 1,933
Lakarsen 25 0
Sohari 61 1,008
Kaup (GP) 557 4,958
Pathar 110 976
Dhandhauli 122 904
Garhani (block headquarters) 170 5,597
Pararia 141 1,808
Dularpur 131 1,463
Pipra 201 1,944
Kurkuri (GP) 281 3,562
Dubauli 76 1,017
Labhuani 158 1,246
Rampur 257 3,170
Sikti 100 989
Bagwa (GP) 398 4,084
Dhamanian 271 2,837
Baraura (GP) 271 2,159
Chaiyan Chak 35 1,646
Deopur 40 179
Suari 94 1,352
Dehri 29 218
Shivpur 155 1,551
Bahadurpur 168 1,099
Paharpur 203 2,476
Gaura 91 871
Sikaria 88 1,413
Manduri 68 880
Mandura 304 1,726
Baligaon (GP) 1,681 13,976
Tenduni 96 866
Ratanpur 89 943
Sihar, Bhojpur 201 1,091
Hadia Bad 282 1,819
Morasia 206 1,796
Bhinrari 298 1,584
Suaraha 53 0
Ichari (GP) 702 3,835
Sahangi 399 3,182
Azam Nagar 113 911
Ram Dihra 110 693
Barap (GP) 488 3,676

References

  1. ^ "Geonames.org. Garhāni". Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Census of India 2011: Bihar District Census Handbook - Bhojpur, Part A (Village and Town Directory)". Census 2011 India. pp. 27–94, 604–627. Retrieved 20 August 2020.