# Baura Village, Dandkhora, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dandkhora, Katihar 

# Baura

Baura is a village in Dandkhora sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **269 people in 72 households**, the 46th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 269people (2011)
- 72households
- 72.1%literacy
- 818females per 1,000 males

## Baura PIN code and other codes

Baura falls in Dandkhora sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMaheshpur
- Community development blockDandkhora
- Census village code225472

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

## How far is Baura from nearby towns?

- Dandkhora (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)16 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)16 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 Baura?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Baura; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather 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 school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dosai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Baura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 70% of the 43 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Baura

Of every 100 households in Baura in 2011, 1 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baura · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**60%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**98%

Use banking services ****16%**

**26%

Television ****8%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Baura?

■ Baura · ■ Dandkhora rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****818**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****229**

**947

Working population ****55.0%**

**39.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 63.7% for women. 51% of men and 60% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 39 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 28 (19%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 3 (2%) · **■** Marginal 77 (52%)

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 Dandkhora

- Mahdaili366 people
- Bilaripari361 people
- Chapra336 people
- Hamsaili311 people
- Thap Kaul Kalan222 people

[All 50 villages in Dandkhora](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/dandkhora/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Baura from Katihar?16 km by road
- What is the population of Baura?269 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baura in?Katihar district (Dandkhora sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Baura?72.1% (Census 2011)