# Gauripur Village, Barhara, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barhara, Purnia 

# Gauripur

Gauripur is a village in Barhara sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar, PIN code **854203**. The 2011 Census counted **2,422 people in 501 households**, the 30th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%.

- 2,422people (2011)
- 501households
- 48.5%literacy
- 854203PIN code

## Gauripur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gauripur is 854203.** Gauripur falls in Barhara sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- PIN code854203
- Gram panchayatGauripur
- Community development blockBarhara
- Census village code223108

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

## How far is Gauripur from nearby towns?

- Barhara (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)45 km by road
- Banmankhi (nearest town)9 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 Gauripur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Barhara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banmankhi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Gauripur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 304 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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 Gauripur

Of every 100 households in Gauripur in 2011, 0 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gauripur · ■ Barhara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**89%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****71%**

**61%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****11%**

**28%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**40%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**31%

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 Gauripur?

■ Gauripur · ■ Barhara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.5%**

**55.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**912

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****931**

**954

Working population ****48.1%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.4% for men and 37.4% for women. 49% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 56 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 350 (30%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 97 (8%) · **■** Marginal 650 (56%)

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 Barhara

- Mulkia3,742 people
- Sahsaul3,707 people
- Hanuman Nagar Chakla3,039 people
- Barhari2,905 people
- Latraha2,393 people
- Laukahi Chakla1,667 people
- Rustampur1,384 people
- Magur Jan milik1,306 people

[All 62 villages in Barhara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/barhara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gauripur?854203
- How far is Gauripur from Purnia?45 km by road
- What is the population of Gauripur?2,422 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gauripur in?Purnia district (Barhara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gauripur?48.5% (Census 2011)