# Gaura Village, Singhwara, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Singhwara, Darbhanga 

# Gaura

Gaura is a village in Singhwara sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847428**. The 2011 Census counted **2,759 people in 587 households**, the 34th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%.

- 2,759people (2011)
- 587households
- 45.6%literacy
- 847428PIN code

## Gaura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gaura is 847428.** Gaura falls in Singhwara sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- PIN code847428
- Gram panchayatBharathi
- Community development blockSinghwara
- Census village code226830

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?

- Singhwara (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)15 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town)15 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?

6 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Singhaura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhangha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Gaura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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, 1 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gaura · ■ Singhwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**5%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****33%**

**37%

Television ****1%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**29%

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 Gaura?

■ Gaura · ■ Singhwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.6%**

**55.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****908**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**945

Working population ****28.1%**

**28.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.5% for men and 37.1% for women. 45% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 75 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 32 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 247 (32%) · **■** Marginal 421 (54%)

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 Singhwara

- Kewatsa3,339 people
- Misrauli2,894 people
- Kalwara2,858 people
- Kathalia2,764 people
- Mohanpur2,620 people
- Dahsil2,498 people
- Barhaulia2,484 people
- Brahampur2,434 people

[All 100 villages in Singhwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/singhwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gaura?847428
- How far is Gaura from Darbhanga?15 km by road
- What is the population of Gaura?2,759 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaura in?Darbhanga district (Singhwara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gaura?45.6% (Census 2011)