# Goera Sahroi Village, Shambhuganj, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shambhuganj, Banka 

# Goera Sahroi

Goera Sahroi is a village in Shambhuganj sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,631 people in 294 households**, the 46th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 1,631people (2011)
- 294households
- 59.9%literacy
- 879females per 1,000 males

## Goera Sahroi PIN code and other codes

Goera Sahroi falls in Shambhuganj sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChhatahar
- Community development blockShambhuganj
- Census village code240384

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

## How far is Goera Sahroi from nearby towns?

- Shambhuganj (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)50 km by road
- Sultanganj (nearest town)15 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 Goera Sahroi?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Goera Sahroi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Chajhar
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tarapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tarapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ 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 wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Goera Sahroi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 98 hectares of village land is sown, and 81 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 Goera Sahroi

Of every 100 households in Goera Sahroi in 2011, 28 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Goera Sahroi · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****28%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**79%

Tap water ****0%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****26%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****36%**

**41%

Television ****7%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****53%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Goera Sahroi?

■ Goera Sahroi · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.9%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1065**

**918

Working population ****27.8%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.5% for men and 49.6% for women. 44% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (5%) · **■** Marginal 425 (94%)

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

- Bela1,686 people
- Karanja1,671 people
- Meharpur1,653 people
- Barautha1,649 people
- Basohara1,619 people
- Sobhnathpur1,590 people
- Sahdeopur1,571 people
- Maldih1,523 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Goera Sahroi from Banka?50 km by road
- What is the population of Goera Sahroi?1,631 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Goera Sahroi in?Banka district (Shambhuganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Goera Sahroi?59.9% (Census 2011)