# Gahauna Village, Barhampur, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barhampur, Buxar 

# Gahauna

Gahauna is a village in Barhampur sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,176 people in 448 households**, the 22nd largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.0%.

- 3,176people (2011)
- 448households
- 76.3%literacy
- 858females per 1,000 males

## Gahauna PIN code and other codes

Gahauna falls in Barhampur sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGahauna
- Community development blockBarhampur
- Census village code248013

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

## How far is Gahauna from nearby towns?

- Barhampur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)45 km by road
- Dumraon (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 Gahauna?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Gahauna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kathar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 5 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 Gahauna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 62 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Gahauna

Of every 100 households in Gahauna in 2011, 2 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gahauna · ■ Barhampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**77%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**89%

Use banking services ****76%**

**60%

Television ****24%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**17%

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 Gahauna?

■ Gahauna · ■ Barhampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%**

**67.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****797**

**930

Working population ****27.2%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 65.6% for women. 41% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 189 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (10%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 109 (13%) · **■** Marginal 473 (55%)

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 Barhampur

- Dharauli3,444 people
- Jogia3,322 people
- Baruhan3,267 people
- Balua3,193 people
- Umedpur2,407 people
- Purwa2,215 people
- Rahthua2,108 people
- Hathilpur2,063 people

[All 104 villages in Barhampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/barhampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gahauna from Buxar?45 km by road
- What is the population of Gahauna?3,176 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gahauna in?Buxar district (Barhampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gahauna?76.3% (Census 2011)