# Gaura Village, Shahkund, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahkund, Bhagalpur 

# Gaura

Gaura is a village in Shahkund sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,009 people in 215 households**, the 64th largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.7%.

- 1,009people (2011)
- 215households
- 55.6%literacy
- 967females per 1,000 males

## Gaura PIN code and other codes

Gaura falls in Shahkund sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJagariya
- Community development blockShahkund
- Census village code239756

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?

- Shahkund (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)18 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town)18 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?

6 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 · 1 private
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur Barari
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 2 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**. About 84% of the 31 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gaura · ■ Shahkund rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**76%

Tap water ****5%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**36%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**92%

Use banking services ****4%**

**50%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

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

**29%

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 Gaura?

■ Gaura · ■ Shahkund rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%**

**62.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967**

**880

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****875**

**927

Working population ****32.0%**

**36.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.4% for men and 46.8% for women. 50% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 11 (3%) · **■** Marginal 308 (95%)

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 Shahkund

- Dewakharkita1,123 people
- Laugain1,116 people
- Chandar Bhanpur1,091 people
- Banawan1,033 people
- Daradhi994 people
- Shewrampur989 people
- Maheslitti969 people
- Munjath959 people

[All 170 villages in Shahkund](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/shahkund/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gaura from Bhagalpur?18 km by road
- What is the population of Gaura?1,009 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaura in?Bhagalpur district (Shahkund sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gaura?55.6% (Census 2011)