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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
JAGNAYAN PRASAD GUPTA
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- LGD code
- 247978
- Pincode
- 802112
- Post office
- Brahampur
- Population
- 1,503
- Households
- 258
- Literacy rate
- 62.3%
- Sex ratio
- 876 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 317
Census 2011 · in context
How Garhatha Kalan compares
By population, Garhatha Kalan ranks #38 of 104 villages in Barhampur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
62.3%
+6.9% vs mandal average
- Garhatha Kalan
- 62.3%
- Barhampur mandal
- 55.4%
- Buxar district
- 58.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
876
−46 vs mandal average
- Garhatha Kalan
- 876
- Barhampur mandal
- 922
Household size
people per home
5.8
−1.0 vs mandal average
- Garhatha Kalan
- 5.8
- Barhampur mandal
- 6.8
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Garhatha Kalan at a glance
Garhatha Kalan is a village of 1,503 people in 258 households (Census 2011) in Barhampur block, Buxar district, Bihar, the 38th-largest of 104 villages in Barhampur block. Literacy is 62%, 7 points above the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 876 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 802112, served by Brahampur post office; the LGD village code is 247978. The sarpanch is JAGNAYAN PRASAD GUPTA, and the village votes in Fatuha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Rama Nand Yadav. The population is estimated at 1,772 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Garhatha Kalan
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- DUMRAON
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 16
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 34
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 5
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Nimej
- Total area (ha)
- 68.3
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 50.03
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Garhatha Kalan
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Garhatha Kalan
- LGD code
- 247978
- Pincode
- 802112
- Post office
- Brahampur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,503
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,772
- Households
- 258
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 876
- Literacy rate
- 62.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Patna Sahib
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Fatuha
- Member of Parliament
- Ravi Shankar Prasad
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Rama Nand Yadav
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- JAGNAYAN PRASAD GUPTA
- Block / Mandal
- Barhampur
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)