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

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Village · Kadwa, Katihar 

# Baura

Baura is a village in Kadwa sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **620 people in 115 households**, the 144th largest of 234 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.5%.

- 620people (2011)
- 115households
- 70.9%literacy
- 938females per 1,000 males

## Baura PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatBhogaon
- Community development blockKadwa
- Census village code224712

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?

- Kadwa (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)30 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)30 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?

4 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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sisia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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)5 h summer · 5 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 66% of the 78 hectares of village land is sown, and 38 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, 10 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Baura · ■ Kadwa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**50%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****17%**

**24%

Television ****4%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**39%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****29%**

**35%

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 Baura?

■ Baura · ■ Kadwa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%**

**50.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****938**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1022**

**969

Working population ****31.0%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.5% for men and 66.9% for women. 47% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 7 (4%) · **■** Other work 8 (4%) · **■** Marginal 177 (92%)

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 Kadwa

- Basandah660 people
- Chhatian Pipra655 people
- Ahmadpur651 people
- Haripur648 people
- Nandiar598 people
- Kuchaili583 people
- Sonapur581 people
- Benibari545 people

[All 264 villages in Kadwa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/kadwa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Baura from Katihar?30 km by road
- What is the population of Baura?620 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baura in?Katihar district (Kadwa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Baura?70.9% (Census 2011)