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

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Village · Gurua, Gaya 

# Pawara

Pawara is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,560 people in 261 households**, the 31st largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 1,560people (2011)
- 261households
- 62.4%literacy
- 846females per 1,000 males

## Pawara PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatSimaru
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255651

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

## How far is Pawara from nearby towns?

- Gurua (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)59 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)20 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 Pawara?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 schoolunder 5 km · Simaru
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Pawara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 62% of the 146 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Pawara

Of every 100 households in Pawara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 1 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pawara · ■ Gurua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**44%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**93%

Use banking services ****7%**

**44%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****1%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****86%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Pawara?

■ Pawara · ■ Gurua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.4%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****846**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**961

Working population ****42.8%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 51.5% for women. 51% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 9 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 357 (54%) · **■** Household industry 168 (25%) · **■** Other work 25 (4%) · **■** Marginal 108 (16%)

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

- Pachmah1,647 people
- Cheni1,605 people
- Chansi1,592 people
- Pirwa1,569 people
- Dariaura1,554 people
- Nadiain1,498 people
- Gamharia1,452 people
- Matua1,405 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Pawara from Gaya?59 km by road
- What is the population of Pawara?1,560 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pawara in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pawara?62.4% (Census 2011)