# Duba Village, Gurua, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Gurua, Gaya 

# Duba

Duba is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,665 people in 292 households**, the 26th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 1,665people (2011)
- 292households
- 73.5%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Duba PIN code and other codes

Duba falls in Gurua sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatDubba
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255681

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

## How far is Duba from nearby towns?

- Gurua (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)40 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)17 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 Duba?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Duba; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Duba known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 76 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Duba

Of every 100 households in Duba in 2011, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Duba · ■ Gurua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**17%

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

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**44%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**93%

Use banking services ****63%**

**44%

Television ****8%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**31%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Duba?

■ Duba · ■ Gurua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****950**

**961

Working population ****30.8%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 63.1% for women. 47% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 198 (39%) · **■** Household industry 17 (3%) · **■** Other work 142 (28%) · **■** Marginal 90 (18%)

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 Gurua

- Nadiawan1,826 people
- Sagahi1,767 people
- Dhibra1,730 people
- Taroa1,674 people
- Pachmah1,647 people
- Cheni1,605 people
- Chansi1,592 people
- Pirwa1,569 people

[All 182 villages in Gurua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gurua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Duba from Gaya?40 km by road
- What is the population of Duba?1,665 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Duba in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Duba?73.5% (Census 2011)