# Gaura Village, Kochas, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Kochas, Rohtas 

# Gaura

Gaura is a village in Kochas sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **947 people in 139 households**, the 61st largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.2%.

- 947people (2011)
- 139households
- 84.5%literacy
- 1,019females per 1,000 males

## Gaura PIN code and other codes

Gaura falls in Kochas sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBalthari
- Community development blockKochas
- Census village code250724

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

## How far is Gaura from nearby towns?

- Kochas (sub-district HQ)36 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)36 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)36 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 Gaura?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Gaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kochas
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khaira
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Gaura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 147 hectares of village land is sown, and 130 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 Gaura

Of every 100 households in Gaura in 2011, 66 had electricity, 31 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gaura · ■ Kochas rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**15%

Toilet within the home ****31%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**74%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****83%**

**83%

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

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**91%

Use banking services ****54%**

**51%

Television ****23%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**11%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****10%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Gaura?

■ Gaura · ■ Kochas rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%**

**75.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1143**

**922

Working population ****30.8%**

**27.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.8% for men and 77.3% for women. 49% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 102 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 57 (20%) · **■** Other work 13 (4%) · **■** Marginal 120 (41%)

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 Kochas

- Khadawan1,057 people
- Semaria1,012 people
- Dhanchhua978 people
- Sorathi976 people
- Hardaspur941 people
- Kursa935 people
- Panditpura929 people
- Rupinbandh922 people

[All 191 villages in Kochas](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/kochas/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gaura from Sasaram?36 km by road
- What is the population of Gaura?947 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaura in?Rohtas district (Kochas sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gaura?84.5% (Census 2011)