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

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Village · Gurua, Gaya 

# Paruhara

Paruhara is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,332 people in 190 households**, the 39th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 1,332people (2011)
- 190households
- 71.8%literacy
- 922females per 1,000 males

## Paruhara PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatPaluhara
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255721

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

## How far is Paruhara from nearby towns?

- Gurua (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)45 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)8 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 Paruhara?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Paruhara; 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
- ●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 · Gurua
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Paruhara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 131 hectares of village land is sown, and 76 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 Paruhara

Of every 100 households in Paruhara in 2011, 3 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Paruhara · ■ Gurua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**81%

Tap water ****49%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**44%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****51%**

**93%

Use banking services ****63%**

**44%

Television ****4%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**31%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Paruhara?

■ Paruhara · ■ Gurua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.8%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952**

**961

Working population ****38.4%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.2% for men and 56.1% for women. 47% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 103 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (11%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 114 (22%) · **■** Marginal 226 (44%)

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

- Matua1,405 people
- Sherpur1,386 people
- Itahri1,369 people
- Khairi Taira1,363 people
- Rupan chak1,319 people
- Panaul1,273 people
- Koiri Bigha1,270 people
- Pakri1,268 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Paruhara from Gaya?45 km by road
- What is the population of Paruhara?1,332 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paruhara in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Paruhara?71.8% (Census 2011)