# Gaura Village, Kharagpur, Munger (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kharagpur, Munger 

# Gaura

Gaura is a village in Kharagpur sub-district of Munger district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,311 people in 512 households**, the 27th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 2,311people (2011)
- 512households
- 48.1%literacy
- 858females per 1,000 males

## Gaura PIN code and other codes

Gaura falls in Kharagpur sub-district, Munger district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBadouna
- Community development blockKharagpur
- Census village code242971

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?

- Kharagpur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Munger (district HQ)32 km by road
- Kharagpur (nearest town)15 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Murheri
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kharagpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kharagpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 7 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 44% of the 112 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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, 0 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gaura · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**81%

Tap water ****11%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**30%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****66%**

**56%

Television ****6%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**6%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****24%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 · ■ Kharagpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.1%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****858**

**878

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1128**

**940

Working population ****32.6%**

**34.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.4% for men and 42.8% for women. 47% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 44 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 171 (23%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 58 (8%) · **■** Marginal 475 (63%)

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 Kharagpur

- Dhapri2,724 people
- Teliadih2,673 people
- Lohchi2,371 people
- Ratmi2,351 people
- Tola Banhara2,305 people
- Paharpur2,214 people
- Lohra Lachhmipur2,190 people
- Khiridih2,178 people

[All 120 villages in Kharagpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/munger/kharagpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gaura from Munger?32 km by road
- What is the population of Gaura?2,311 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaura in?Munger district (Kharagpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gaura?48.1% (Census 2011)