# Baghaura Village, Azamnagar, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Baghaura

Baghaura is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,403 people in 467 households**, the 39th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 2,403people (2011)
- 467households
- 58.5%literacy
- 888females per 1,000 males

## Baghaura PIN code and other codes

Baghaura falls in Azamnagar sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhghaura
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225140

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

## How far is Baghaura from nearby towns?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)51 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)51 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 Baghaura?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Salmari
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Salmari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihat
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Baghaura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 177 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 Baghaura

Of every 100 households in Baghaura in 2011, 1 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baghaura · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****52%**

**46%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****33%**

**22%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****26%**

**33%

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 Baghaura?

■ Baghaura · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****58.5%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****888**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**964

Working population ****26.5%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.8% for men and 49.1% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 106 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 264 (42%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 42 (7%) · **■** Marginal 221 (35%)

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 Azamnagar

- Hura Hajra2,645 people
- Murbatpur2,643 people
- Palsa2,628 people
- Gosainpur2,476 people
- Dhamaikol2,380 people
- Lashkarbari2,371 people
- Salmara2,350 people
- Barwari2,287 people

[All 234 villages in Azamnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/azamnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Baghaura from Katihar?51 km by road
- What is the population of Baghaura?2,403 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baghaura in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Baghaura?58.5% (Census 2011)