# Gausnagar Village, Kursakatta, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kursakatta, Araria 

# Gausnagar

Gausnagar is a village in Kursakatta sub-district of Araria district, Bihar, PIN code **854331**. The 2011 Census counted **2,040 people in 418 households**, the 32nd largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.9%.

- 2,040people (2011)
- 418households
- 64.9%literacy
- 854331PIN code

## Gausnagar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gausnagar is 854331.** Gausnagar falls in Kursakatta sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- PIN code854331
- Gram panchayatHarira
- Community development blockKursakatta
- Census village code221911

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Gausnagar from nearby towns?

- Kursakatta (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)47 km by road
- Forbeganj (nearest town)20 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Gausnagar?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Gausnagar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Forbeganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Forbesganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Forbesganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gausnagar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 246 hectares of village land is sown, and 156 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Gausnagar

Of every 100 households in Gausnagar in 2011, 1 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 17 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gausnagar · ■ Kursakatta rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****22%**

**16%

Television ****13%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****17%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Gausnagar?

■ Gausnagar · ■ Kursakatta rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**56.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**913

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026**

**952

Working population ****51.5%**

**41.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 49.0% for women. 53% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 115 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 41 (4%) · **■** Marginal 889 (85%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kursakatta

- Sonapur2,189 people
- Bakhri Milik2,188 people
- Itahi2,185 people
- Chikni2,103 people
- Paikdara1,999 people
- Mohiuddinpur1,930 people
- Bhorha1,854 people
- Batraha1,776 people

[All 69 villages in Kursakatta](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/kursakatta/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gausnagar?854331
- How far is Gausnagar from Araria?47 km by road
- What is the population of Gausnagar?2,040 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gausnagar in?Araria district (Kursakatta sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gausnagar?64.9% (Census 2011)