# Naraura Village, Noorsarai, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/noorsarai/naraura/ Village · Noorsarai, Nalanda # Naraura Naraura is a village in Noorsarai sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,888 people in 1,341 households**, the 2nd largest of 60 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.4%. - 8,888people (2011) - 1,341households - 68.0%literacy - 941females per 1,000 males ## Naraura PIN code and other codes Naraura falls in Noorsarai sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatCharuipar - Community development blockNoorsarai - Census village code244694 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Naraura from nearby towns? - Noorsarai (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)14 km by road - Biharsharif (nearest town)14 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 Naraura? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Naraura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 8 govt · 11 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Noorsarai - ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Naraura known for? The main crops are **paddy and wheat**. About 64% of the 449 hectares of village land is sown, and 286 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 Naraura Of every 100 households in Naraura in 2011, 27 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Naraura · ■ Noorsarai rural average Electricity for lighting ****27%** **13% Toilet within the home ****34%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **74% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****85%** **92% Use banking services ****55%** **47% Television ****28%** **18% Mobile phone ****54%** **49% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****28%** **34% Own their home ****96%** **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 Naraura? ■ Naraura · ■ Noorsarai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%** **64.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941** **924 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943** **932 Working population ****36.1%** **36.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.6% for men and 56.6% for women. 45% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 368 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,317 (41%) · **■** Household industry 42 (1%) · **■** Other work 501 (16%) · **■** Marginal 985 (31%) 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 Noorsarai - Bara Khurd9,812 people - Andhana8,800 people - Barara6,881 people - Charuipar6,751 people - Chandasi6,373 people [All 62 villages in Noorsarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/noorsarai/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Naraura from Biharsharif?14 km by road - What is the population of Naraura?8,888 (Census 2011) - Which district is Naraura in?Nalanda district (Noorsarai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Naraura?68.0% (Census 2011)