Village · Barhara, Purnia # Gauripur Arazi Gauripur Arazi is a village in Barhara sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 107 people in 16 households, the 51st largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%. - 107 people (2011) - 16 households - 50.5% literacy - 981 females per 1,000 males ## Gauripur Arazi PIN code and other codes Gauripur Arazi falls in Barhara sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Gauripur - Community development block Barhara - Census village code 223110 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Gauripur Arazi from nearby towns? - Barhara (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road - Purnia (district HQ) 50 km by road - Banmankhi (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Gauripur Arazi? 5 services counted by the Census are inside Gauripur Arazi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Mandi / regular market In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Nipaniya - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Barhara - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Banmankhi - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Purnia - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Gauripur Arazi known for? The main crops are paddy. About 91% of the 53 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Gauripur Arazi Of every 100 households in Gauripur Arazi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Gauripur Arazi · ■ Barhara rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 4% - Toilet within the home 0% 11% - No toilet (open defecation) 100% 89% - Tap water 0% 2% - Drinking water within premises 40% 61% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98% - Use banking services 20% 28% - Television 0% 6% - Mobile phone 33% 40% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 0% 5% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 60% 31% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Gauripur Arazi? ■ Gauripur Arazi · ■ Barhara rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 50.5% 55.3% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 981 912 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1000 954 - Working population 27.1% 40.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.8% for men and 40.0% for women. 44% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Marginal 29 (100%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Barhara - Nipania Milik 466 people - Bithaili Doba Jagir 464 people - Belaganj 307 people - Bairbana 152 people - Borhi 99 people - Auraha Chakla 1 person All 62 villages in Barhara ## Quick answers - How far is Gauripur Arazi from Purnia? 50 km by road - What is the population of Gauripur Arazi? 107 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gauripur Arazi in? Purnia district (Barhara sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gauripur Arazi? 50.5% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/barhara/gauripur-arazi-223110/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.