# Shauna Village, Itarhi, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Itarhi, Buxar 

# Shauna

Shauna is a village in Itarhi sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **843 people in 141 households**, the 73rd largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 843people (2011)
- 141households
- 72.5%literacy
- 998females per 1,000 males

## Shauna PIN code and other codes

Shauna falls in Itarhi sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHarpur Jaipur
- Community development blockItarhi
- Census village code248763

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

## How far is Shauna from nearby towns?

- Itarhi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)25 km by road
- Buxar (nearest town)25 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 Shauna?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Shauna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pasahara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sisaudha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Shauna known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and oil seeds**. About 100% of the 130 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Shauna

Of every 100 households in Shauna in 2011, 1 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Shauna · ■ Itarhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**70%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****74%**

**55%

Television ****21%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Shauna?

■ Shauna · ■ Itarhi rural average

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

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**946

Working population ****21.1%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 63.4% for women. 39% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 77 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (43%) · **■** Other work 11 (6%) · **■** Marginal 13 (7%)

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 Itarhi

- Chandu Dehra877 people
- Chilbili875 people
- Siktauna857 people
- Makundpur855 people
- Chamela807 people
- Turai Dehra803 people
- Gopalpur795 people
- Sahipur787 people

[All 167 villages in Itarhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/itarhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Shauna from Buxar?25 km by road
- What is the population of Shauna?843 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Shauna in?Buxar district (Itarhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Shauna?72.5% (Census 2011)