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

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Village · Gurua, Gaya 

# Taroa

Taroa is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,674 people in 219 households**, the 25th largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 1,674people (2011)
- 219households
- 82.2%literacy
- 986females per 1,000 males

## Taroa PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatSimaru
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255637

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

## How far is Taroa from nearby towns?

- Gurua (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)56 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)21 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 Taroa?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Private bus serviceIn 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
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Taroa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 155 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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 Taroa

Of every 100 households in Taroa in 2011, 8 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Taroa · ■ Gurua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****74%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****59%**

**44%

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

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****69%**

**44%

Television ****14%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**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 Taroa?

■ Taroa · ■ Gurua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1035**

**961

Working population ****26.0%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.3% for men and 71.8% for women. 47% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 169 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (24%) · **■** Household industry 12 (3%) · **■** Other work 83 (19%) · **■** Marginal 67 (15%)

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

- Sarai Tanr1,845 people
- Nadiawan1,826 people
- Sagahi1,767 people
- Dhibra1,730 people
- Duba1,665 people
- Pachmah1,647 people
- Cheni1,605 people
- Chansi1,592 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Taroa from Gaya?56 km by road
- What is the population of Taroa?1,674 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taroa in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Taroa?82.2% (Census 2011)