# Gaura Village, Shahpur, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shahpur, Bhojpur 

# Gaura

Gaura is a village in Shahpur sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,885 people in 634 households**, the 11th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.

- 4,885people (2011)
- 634households
- 71.4%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Gaura PIN code and other codes

Gaura falls in Shahpur sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGaura
- Community development blockShahpur
- Census village code246627

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?

- Shahpur (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)32 km by road
- Shahpur (nearest town)13 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?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Gaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 3 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxer
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps

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 97% of the 89 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 Gaura

Of every 100 households in Gaura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gaura · ■ Shahpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****55%**

**82%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****91%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**90%

Use banking services ****71%**

**63%

Television ****15%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**12%

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

**2%

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

**15%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Shahpur rural average

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

**70.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889**

**909

Working population ****27.1%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.0% for men and 61.0% for women. 39% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 144 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 166 (13%) · **■** Household industry 51 (4%) · **■** Other work 306 (23%) · **■** Marginal 658 (50%)

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 Shahpur

- Semariya Palti Ojha5,788 people
- Sarna5,568 people
- Sahjauli5,498 people
- Bharauli5,432 people
- Karnamenpur4,402 people
- Isharpura4,254 people
- Char Ghat4,143 people
- Karja3,453 people

[All 137 villages in Shahpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/shahpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gaura from Arrah?32 km by road
- What is the population of Gaura?4,885 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaura in?Bhojpur district (Shahpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gaura?71.4% (Census 2011)