Garhani is a village and corresponding

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in Bhojpur district of

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. 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

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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

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made up 17.55% of block residents, and members of

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made up 0.03%. Garhani block's

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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

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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.

Villages

Garhani block contains the following 51 villages:

References

{{Reflist Villages in Bhojpur district, India