# Gaura Village, Hilsa, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Hilsa, Nalanda 

# Gaura

Gaura is a village in Hilsa sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,030 people in 517 households**, the 22nd largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.2%.

- 3,030people (2011)
- 517households
- 69.5%literacy
- 891females per 1,000 males

## Gaura PIN code and other codes

Gaura falls in Hilsa sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatArpa
- Community development blockHilsa
- Census village code244783

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?

- Hilsa (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)35 km by road
- Hilsa (nearest town)10 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hilsa
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hilsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 8 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 93% of the 331 hectares of village land is sown, and 285 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, 1 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gaura · ■ Hilsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**42%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**96%

Use banking services ****26%**

**42%

Television ****2%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**40%

Own their home ****95%**

**99%

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 · ■ Hilsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**63.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****803**

**902

Working population ****40.9%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.1% for men and 57.9% for women. 47% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 254 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 359 (29%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 211 (17%) · **■** Marginal 406 (33%)

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 Hilsa

- Keshopur3,148 people
- Kusaita3,085 people
- Arpa3,082 people
- Puna3,068 people
- Sipara2,696 people
- Bhadaul2,608 people
- Alipur2,467 people
- Naudiha2,384 people

[All 57 villages in Hilsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/hilsa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gaura from Biharsharif?35 km by road
- What is the population of Gaura?3,030 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaura in?Nalanda district (Hilsa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gaura?69.5% (Census 2011)