# Gaura Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Gaura

Gaura is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,363 people in 224 households**, the 67th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 1,363people (2011)
- 224households
- 72.9%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Gaura PIN code and other codes

Gaura falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatTahirpur-Gaura
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code241090

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

## How far is Gaura from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)28 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)28 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 Gaura?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Gaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Samukhiya
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dhoraiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 h winter

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 Gaura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include hand tools and terracota pot. About 86% of the 302 hectares of village land is sown, and 243 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 Gaura

Of every 100 households in Gaura in 2011, 21 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gaura · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**91%

Use banking services ****40%**

**32%

Television ****16%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Gaura?

■ Gaura · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.9%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****936**

**943

Working population ****35.0%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 66.7% for women. 47% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 98 (21%) · **■** Household industry 16 (3%) · **■** Other work 29 (6%) · **■** Marginal 328 (69%)

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 Dhuraiya

- Sagunia1,454 people
- Sadpur1,424 people
- Lalsaia1,422 people
- Birbalpur1,403 people
- Gangti1,338 people
- Katahara1,320 people
- Pasahana1,284 people
- Rifaetpur1,265 people

[All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gaura from Banka?28 km by road
- What is the population of Gaura?1,363 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaura in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gaura?72.9% (Census 2011)