# Kauriya Village, Behea, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Behea, Bhojpur 

# Kauriya

Kauriya is a village in Behea sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,208 people in 300 households**, the 26th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 2,208people (2011)
- 300households
- 71.4%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Kauriya PIN code and other codes

Kauriya falls in Behea sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGhagha
- Community development blockBehea
- Census village code247167

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

## How far is Kauriya from nearby towns?

- Behea (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)18 km by road
- Behea (nearest town)10 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 Kauriya?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Kauriya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Osain
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Kauriya known for?

The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 84% of the 191 hectares of village land is sown, and 112 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 Kauriya

Of every 100 households in Kauriya in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kauriya · ■ Behea rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**80%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**77%

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

**8%

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

**88%

Use banking services ****62%**

**60%

Television ****8%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****33%**

**21%

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 Kauriya?

■ Kauriya · ■ Behea rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.4%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**923

Working population ****23.2%**

**25.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 58.2% for women. 41% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 102 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 233 (45%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 55 (11%) · **■** Marginal 112 (22%)

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 Behea

- Phingi2,557 people
- Jamua2,308 people
- Bandha2,287 people
- Samardah2,282 people
- Itwa2,207 people
- Sharaur2,175 people
- Ghagha2,126 people
- Nawada2,058 people

[All 98 villages in Behea](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/behea/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Kauriya from Arrah?18 km by road
- What is the population of Kauriya?2,208 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kauriya in?Bhojpur district (Behea sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kauriya?71.4% (Census 2011)