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

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Village · Behea, Bhojpur 

# Sharaur

Sharaur is a village in Behea sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,175 people in 352 households**, the 28th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 2,175people (2011)
- 352households
- 72.5%literacy
- 956females per 1,000 males

## Sharaur PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatPipra Jagdish
- Community development blockBehea
- Census village code247139

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

## How far is Sharaur from nearby towns?

- Behea (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)26 km by road
- Behea (nearest town)5 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 Sharaur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Osain
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Sharaur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 52% of the 183 hectares of village land is sown, and 44 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 Sharaur

Of every 100 households in Sharaur in 2011, 6 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Sharaur · ■ Behea rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**80%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**77%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**88%

Use banking services ****58%**

**60%

Television ****20%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****22%**

**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 Sharaur?

■ Sharaur · ■ Behea rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1011**

**923

Working population ****26.8%**

**25.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 59.9% for women. 46% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 100 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (5%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 164 (28%) · **■** Marginal 284 (49%)

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

- Bandha2,287 people
- Samardah2,282 people
- Kauriya2,208 people
- Itwa2,207 people
- Ghagha2,126 people
- Nawada2,058 people
- Amrai2,033 people
- Bara1,938 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sharaur from Arrah?26 km by road
- What is the population of Sharaur?2,175 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sharaur in?Bhojpur district (Behea sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sharaur?72.5% (Census 2011)