# Nonaura Village, Ghorasahan, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/ghorasahan/nonaura/ Village · Ghorasahan, Purba Champaran # Nonaura Nonaura is a village in Ghorasahan sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,251 people in 1,091 households**, the 13th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.7%. - 6,251people (2011) - 1,091households - 56.1%literacy - 897females per 1,000 males ## Nonaura PIN code and other codes Nonaura falls in Ghorasahan sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatGurmiya - Community development blockGhorasahan - Census village code217801 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nonaura from nearby towns? - Ghorasahan (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)50 km by road - Dhaka (nearest town)19 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 Nonaura? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Nonaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chiraia - ○Degree college10+ km · Raxaul - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Nonaura known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 397 hectares of village land is sown, and 235 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 Nonaura Of every 100 households in Nonaura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Nonaura · ■ Ghorasahan rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **4% Toilet within the home ****17%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **82% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **37% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **94% Use banking services ****49%** **34% Television ****6%** **9% Mobile phone ****62%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****14%** **16% 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 Nonaura? ■ Nonaura · ■ Ghorasahan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.1%** **54.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****897** **895 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957** **944 Working population ****32.1%** **34.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.1% for men and 41.3% for women. 46% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 275 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 906 (45%) · **■** Household industry 31 (2%) · **■** Other work 208 (10%) · **■** Marginal 589 (29%) 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 Ghorasahan - Khurahia8,190 people - Bijai7,740 people - Bhagwanpur Kotwa7,016 people - Samanpur6,452 people - Gurmia6,112 people - Amwa5,670 people - Bishunpur5,025 people - Barwa Kalan4,967 people [All 28 villages in Ghorasahan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/ghorasahan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Nonaura from Motihari?50 km by road - What is the population of Nonaura?6,251 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nonaura in?Purba Champaran district (Ghorasahan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Nonaura?56.1% (Census 2011)