# Gorai urf Askauli Village, Aurai, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/aurai/gorai-urf-askauli/ Village · Aurai, Muzaffarpur # Gorai urf Askauli Gorai urf Askauli is a village in Aurai sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,135 people in 277 households**, the 71st largest of 107 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%. - 1,135people (2011) - 277households - 55.8%literacy - 813females per 1,000 males ## Gorai urf Askauli PIN code and other codes Gorai urf Askauli falls in Aurai sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatAmnour - Community development blockAurai - Census village code229053 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gorai urf Askauli from nearby towns? - Aurai (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Muzaffarpur (district HQ)37 km by road - Muzaffurpur (nearest town)37 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 Gorai urf Askauli? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Gorai urf Askauli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Muzaffurpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)4 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 Gorai urf Askauli known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 81 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Gorai urf Askauli Of every 100 households in Gorai urf Askauli in 2011, 1 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gorai urf Askauli · ■ Aurai rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **4% Toilet within the home ****10%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **81% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****13%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **95% Use banking services ****27%** **36% Television ****5%** **8% Mobile phone ****54%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****27%** **28% 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 Gorai urf Askauli? ■ Gorai urf Askauli · ■ Aurai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.8%** **52.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****813** **887 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1053** **918 Working population ****46.3%** **32.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.0% for men and 47.8% for women. 57% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 3 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 37 (7%) · **■** Other work 19 (4%) · **■** Marginal 466 (89%) 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 Aurai - Halimpur1,214 people - Deora Asli1,200 people - Baigna Nizamat1,162 people - Sohila Baijnath1,138 people - Dharopatti1,130 people - Bhado1,129 people - Borwara Garib1,120 people - Tulsi Anantpur1,042 people [All 116 villages in Aurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/aurai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gorai urf Askauli from Muzaffarpur?37 km by road - What is the population of Gorai urf Askauli?1,135 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gorai urf Askauli in?Muzaffarpur district (Aurai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gorai urf Askauli?55.8% (Census 2011)