Garhani

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| name = Garhani

| other_name = गड़हनी

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| settlement_type = Village

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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Bihar, India

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| subdivision_name = India

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_name1 = Bihar

| subdivision_type2 = District

| subdivision_name2 = Bhojpur

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| area_total_km2 = 0.170

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| elevation_m = 72

| population_total = 5597

| population_as_of = 2011

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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.{{cite web |title=Census of India 2011: Bihar District Census Handbook - Bhojpur, Part A (Village and Town Directory) |pages=27–94, 604–627 |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/BiharA.html |website=Census 2011 India|accessdate=20 August 2020}}

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)

class="wikitable sortable"
Village name

! Total land area (hectares)

! Population (in 2011)

Bhatauli530
Dolaur Dehri560
Akrahi490
Dhokraha300
Deodhi1691,403
Garhani Taluk3395,361
Balbandh2912,619
Bahri2361,712
Karnaul2481,553
Chandi1521,539
Mukundpur43287
Bardiha1401,350
Harpur (GP)721,933
Lakarsen250
Sohari611,008
Kaup (GP)5574,958
Pathar110976
Dhandhauli122904
Garhani (block headquarters)1705,597
Pararia1411,808
Dularpur1311,463
Pipra2011,944
Kurkuri (GP)2813,562
Dubauli761,017
Labhuani1581,246
Rampur2573,170
Sikti100989
Bagwa (GP)3984,084
Dhamanian2712,837
Baraura (GP)2712,159
Chaiyan Chak351,646
Deopur40179
Suari941,352
Dehri29218
Shivpur1551,551
Bahadurpur1681,099
Paharpur2032,476
Gaura91871
Sikaria881,413
Manduri68880
Mandura3041,726
Baligaon (GP)1,68113,976
Tenduni96866
Ratanpur89943
Sihar, Bhojpur2011,091
Hadia Bad2821,819
Morasia2061,796
Bhinrari2981,584
Suaraha530
Ichari (GP)7023,835
Sahangi3993,182
Azam Nagar113911
Ram Dihra110693
Barap (GP)4883,676

References