Garhani (Hindi: गड़हनी) is a town and Nagar Panchayat having 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
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