# Gaura Village, Halsi, Lakhisarai (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Halsi, Lakhisarai 

# Gaura

Gaura is a village in Halsi sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,304 people in 371 households**, the 19th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 2,304people (2011)
- 371households
- 50.8%literacy
- 899females per 1,000 males

## Gaura PIN code and other codes

Gaura falls in Halsi sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhanpura
- Community development blockHalsi
- Census village code243764

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?

- Halsi (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Lakhisarai (district HQ)30 km by road
- Lakhisarai (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 Gaura?

8 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Halsi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Pirinda
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Lakhisarai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 92% of the 238 hectares of village land is sown, and 219 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, 2 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gaura · ■ Halsi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**81%

Tap water ****21%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**39%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**98%

Use banking services ****52%**

**35%

Television ****5%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**36%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 · ■ Halsi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.8%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****899**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**939

Working population ****28.1%**

**37.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.6% for men and 38.6% for women. 46% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 329 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 260 (40%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (3%) · **■** Marginal 38 (6%)

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 Halsi

- Matasi2,732 people
- Ghoghsa2,692 people
- Bahchha2,342 people
- Billi2,306 people
- Khoriari2,296 people
- Rata2,173 people
- Giddha2,132 people
- Dira2,048 people

[All 61 villages in Halsi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/halsi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gaura from Lakhisarai?30 km by road
- What is the population of Gaura?2,304 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaura in?Lakhisarai district (Halsi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gaura?50.8% (Census 2011)