# Garaur Village, Tikari, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Tikari, Gaya 

# Garaur

Garaur is a village in Tikari sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **560 people in 64 households**, the 132nd largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.4%.

- 560people (2011)
- 64households
- 68.5%literacy
- 879females per 1,000 males

## Garaur PIN code and other codes

Garaur falls in Tikari sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChaita
- Community development blockTikari
- Census village code254714

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

## How far is Garaur from nearby towns?

- Tikari (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)40 km by road
- Tikari (nearest town)12 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 Garaur?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Garaur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tikari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mau
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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 and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 2 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 Garaur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 45 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 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 Garaur

Of every 100 households in Garaur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garaur · ■ Tikari rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****30%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**53%

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

**3%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****0%**

**54%

Television ****3%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**25%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Garaur?

■ Garaur · ■ Tikari rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**67.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****565**

**952

Working population ****33.6%**

**37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 60.4% for women. 51% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 85 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 69 (37%) · **■** Household industry 3 (2%) · **■** Other work 12 (6%) · **■** Marginal 19 (10%)

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 Tikari

- Lohanipur617 people
- Alampur587 people
- Gopalpur587 people
- Khutwar586 people
- Jagir Kathak553 people
- Benipur548 people
- Salempur515 people
- Harrahi491 people

[All 155 villages in Tikari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/tikari/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Garaur from Gaya?40 km by road
- What is the population of Garaur?560 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garaur in?Gaya district (Tikari sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Garaur?68.5% (Census 2011)