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

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Village · Gurua, Gaya 

# Tamarua

Tamarua is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **469 people in 62 households**, the 139th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 469people (2011)
- 62households
- 46.9%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Tamarua PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatDubba
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255689

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

## How far is Tamarua from nearby towns?

- Gurua (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)44 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)13 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 Tamarua?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Tamarua; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Tamarua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 99 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Tamarua

Of every 100 households in Tamarua in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tamarua · ■ Gurua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**44%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****37%**

**44%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Tamarua?

■ Tamarua · ■ Gurua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.9%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1122**

**961

Working population ****30.1%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.8% for men and 32.4% for women. 49% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 23 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 88 (62%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 4 (3%) · **■** Marginal 25 (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

- Mahamadpur496 people
- Rama Bigha492 people
- Amarpur491 people
- Ramnagar481 people
- Barhauna465 people
- Patak Bigha454 people
- Akori Khap452 people
- Lakrahi430 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Tamarua from Gaya?44 km by road
- What is the population of Tamarua?469 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tamarua in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Tamarua?46.9% (Census 2011)