# Daura Village, Islampur, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Islampur, Nalanda 

# Daura

Daura is a village in Islampur sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,509 people in 219 households**, the 46th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 1,509people (2011)
- 219households
- 60.4%literacy
- 913females per 1,000 males

## Daura PIN code and other codes

Daura falls in Islampur sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBauri Dih
- Community development blockIslampur
- Census village code244961

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Daura from nearby towns?

- Islampur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)50 km by road
- Islampur (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 Daura?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Daura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Islampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Islampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Daura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 208 hectares of village land is sown, and 117 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 Daura

Of every 100 households in Daura in 2011, 1 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Daura · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**79%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****48%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****41%**

**46%

Television ****4%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****39%**

**29%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Daura?

■ Daura · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****913**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951**

**921

Working population ****38.4%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.4% for men and 48.2% for women. 52% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 165 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 189 (33%) · **■** Household industry 69 (12%) · **■** Other work 29 (5%) · **■** Marginal 128 (22%)

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 Islampur

- Akuri1,744 people
- Parsarai1,727 people
- Merhi1,707 people
- Harseni1,616 people
- Maidi Khurd1,508 people
- Gangti1,504 people
- Makhdumpur1,477 people
- Rasalpur1,477 people

[All 91 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Daura from Biharsharif?50 km by road
- What is the population of Daura?1,509 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Daura in?Nalanda district (Islampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Daura?60.4% (Census 2011)