# Gidhaura Village, Shambhuganj, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shambhuganj, Banka 

# Gidhaura

Gidhaura is a village in Shambhuganj sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,420 people in 465 households**, the 18th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 2,420people (2011)
- 465households
- 61.3%literacy
- 880females per 1,000 males

## Gidhaura PIN code and other codes

Gidhaura falls in Shambhuganj sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBirnaudha
- Community development blockShambhuganj
- Census village code240379

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

## How far is Gidhaura from nearby towns?

- Shambhuganj (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)50 km by road
- Sultanganj (nearest town)19 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 Gidhaura?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Gidhaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tarapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shambhuganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 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 Gidhaura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 281 hectares of village land is sown, and 189 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 Gidhaura

Of every 100 households in Gidhaura in 2011, 19 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gidhaura · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**79%

Tap water ****5%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****53%**

**41%

Television ****7%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**36%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Gidhaura?

■ Gidhaura · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****880**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****852**

**918

Working population ****36.0%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 51.0% for women. 44% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 109 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 110 (13%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 19 (2%) · **■** Marginal 629 (72%)

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 Shambhuganj

- Mirzapur2,636 people
- Mahthudih2,573 people
- Dharampur2,518 people
- Gulni2,450 people
- Chhatahar2,402 people
- Kaitha2,368 people
- Rudpai2,347 people
- Kamatpur2,327 people

[All 186 villages in Shambhuganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/shambhuganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gidhaura from Banka?50 km by road
- What is the population of Gidhaura?2,420 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gidhaura in?Banka district (Shambhuganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gidhaura?61.3% (Census 2011)