Garhani is a village 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.
Villages
Garhani block contains the following 51 villages:
Village name Total land area (hectares)
Bhatauli 53
Dolaur Dehri 56
Akrahi 49
Dhokraha 30
Deodhi 169
Garhani Taluk 339
Balbandh 291
Bahri 236
Karnaul 248
Chandi 152
Mukundpur 43
Bardiha 140
Harpur 72
Lakarsen 25
Sohari 61
Kaup 557
Pathar 110
Dhandhauli 122
Garhani (block headquarters) 170
Pararia 141
Dularpur 131
Pipra 201
Kurkuri 281
Dubauli 76
Labhuani 158
Rampur 257
Sikti 100
Bagwa 398
Dhamanian 271
Baraura 271
Chaiyan Chak 35
Deopur 40
Suari 94
Dehri 29
Shivpur 155
Bahadurpur 168
Paharpur 203
Gaura 91
Sikaria 88
Manduri 68
Mandura 304
Baligaon 1,681
Tenduni 96
Ratanpur 89
Sihar, Bhojpur 201
Hadia Bad 282
Morasia 206
Bhinrari 298
Suaraha 53
Ichari 702
Sahangi 399
Azam Nagar 113
Ram Dihra 110
Barap 488