Village · Gora Bauram, Darbhanga # Magura Magura is a village in Gora Bauram sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code 847427. The 2011 Census counted 1,469 people in 295 households, the 30th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 42.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.9%. - 1,469 people (2011) - 295 households - 42.5% literacy - 847427 PIN code ## Magura PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Magura is 847427. Magura falls in Gora Bauram sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - PIN code 847427 - Gram panchayat Kasraur Basauli - Community development block Gora Bauram - Census village code 227795 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Magura from nearby towns? - Gora Bauram (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ) 55 km by road - Benipur (nearest town) 35 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Magura? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Magura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 2 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Weekly haat In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Biraul - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Biraul - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 10+ km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM under 5 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Magura known for? The main crops are wheat, paddy and maize. About 74% of the 98 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Magura Of every 100 households in Magura in 2011, 1 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Magura · ■ Gora Bauram rural average - Electricity for lighting 1% 1% - Toilet within the home 5% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 95% 88% - Tap water 5% 1% - Drinking water within premises 32% 40% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 99% - Use banking services 30% 22% - Television 2% 2% - Mobile phone 46% 40% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 5% 3% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 30% 41% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Magura? ■ Magura · ■ Gora Bauram rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 42.5% 47.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 938 930 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1014 966 - Working population 24.0% 30.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.6% for men and 27.1% for women. 43% of men and 3% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 257 (73%) · ■ Farm labourers 67 (19%) · ■ Other work 21 (6%) · ■ Marginal 8 (2%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gora Bauram - Kunauni 1,717 people - Ahisa 1,707 people - Bhuskan 1,700 people - Kahuwa 1,475 people - Punach 1,429 people - Basuli 1,337 people - Uphraul 1,320 people - Nasahara 1,309 people All 52 villages in Gora Bauram ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Magura? 847427 - How far is Magura from Darbhanga? 55 km by road - What is the population of Magura? 1,469 (Census 2011) - Which district is Magura in? Darbhanga district (Gora Bauram sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Magura? 42.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/gora-bauram/magura/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.