# Gaura Village, Katiya, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Katiya, Gopalganj 

# Gaura

Gaura is a village in Katiya sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,204 people in 694 households**, the 2nd largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 4,204people (2011)
- 694households
- 66.6%literacy
- 1,100females per 1,000 males

## Gaura PIN code and other codes

Gaura falls in Katiya sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGaura
- Community development blockKatiya
- Census village code229843

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

## How far is Gaura from nearby towns?

- Katiya (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)46 km by road
- Katiya (nearest town)10 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 Gaura?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Gaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Katiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Gaura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 301 hectares of village land is sown, and 199 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 Gaura

Of every 100 households in Gaura in 2011, 17 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gaura · ■ Katiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****17%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**82%

Tap water ****4%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**59%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**93%

Use banking services ****80%**

**68%

Television ****17%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**15%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**7%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Gaura?

■ Gaura · ■ Katiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.6%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1100**

**1114

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**979

Working population ****34.1%**

**30.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.1% for men and 55.6% for women. 51% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 108 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 150 (10%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 116 (8%) · **■** Marginal 1,053 (74%)

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 Katiya

- Rudarpur5,754 people
- Bairia3,904 people
- Pakri2,948 people
- Bilahi Khas2,662 people
- Shamdas Bagahi2,310 people

[All 116 villages in Katiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/katiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gaura from Gopalganj?46 km by road
- What is the population of Gaura?4,204 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaura in?Gopalganj district (Katiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gaura?66.6% (Census 2011)