# Gangaura Behra Village, Satar Kataiya, Saharsa (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/satar-kataiya/gangaura-behra/ Village · Satar Kataiya, Saharsa # Gangaura Behra Gangaura Behra is a village in Satar Kataiya sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **9,295 people in 1,824 households**, the 5th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%. - 9,295people (2011) - 1,824households - 58.6%literacy - 921females per 1,000 males ## Gangaura Behra PIN code and other codes Gangaura Behra falls in Satar Kataiya sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBihra - Community development blockSatar Kataiya - Census village code226299 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gangaura Behra from nearby towns? - Satar Kataiya (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Saharsa (district HQ)15 km by road - Saharsa (nearest town)15 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 Gangaura Behra? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Gangaura Behra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn 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 · Saharsa - ○Degree college5–10 km · Saharsa - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Supaul - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 8 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 Gangaura Behra known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 705 hectares of village land is sown, and 358 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 Gangaura Behra Of every 100 households in Gangaura Behra in 2011, 3 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Gangaura Behra · ■ Satar Kataiya rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **7% Toilet within the home ****21%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **83% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****48%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **96% Use banking services ****38%** **41% Television ****11%** **8% Mobile phone ****57%** **44% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **33% Own their home ****99%** **99% 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 Gangaura Behra? ■ Gangaura Behra · ■ Satar Kataiya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.6%** **52.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921** **904 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****908** **898 Working population ****36.1%** **34.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.7% for men and 46.6% for women. 46% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 299 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,007 (30%) · **■** Household industry 38 (1%) · **■** Other work 510 (15%) · **■** Marginal 1,503 (45%) 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 Satar Kataiya - Sattar12,995 people - Patori11,586 people - Sihaul11,143 people - Bara10,157 people - Pachgachhia8,240 people - Purikh6,999 people - Padumpur6,610 people - Rakeapatti5,690 people [All 38 villages in Satar Kataiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/satar-kataiya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gangaura Behra from Saharsa?15 km by road - What is the population of Gangaura Behra?9,295 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gangaura Behra in?Saharsa district (Satar Kataiya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gangaura Behra?58.6% (Census 2011)