# Bhaura Village, Sonbarsa, Saharsa (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sonbarsa, Saharsa 

# Bhaura

Bhaura is a village in Sonbarsa sub-district of Saharsa district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,111 people in 552 households**, the 34th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 52.4%.

- 3,111people (2011)
- 552households
- 38.4%literacy
- 889females per 1,000 males

## Bhaura PIN code and other codes

Bhaura falls in Sonbarsa sub-district, Saharsa district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKhajuraha
- Community development blockSonbarsa
- Census village code226554

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

## How far is Bhaura from nearby towns?

- Sonbarsa (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Saharsa (district HQ)42 km by road
- Saharasa (nearest town)42 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 Bhaura?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Bhaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Biratpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Madhepura
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Saharsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Bhaura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 360 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Bhaura

Of every 100 households in Bhaura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhaura · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**11%

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

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**54%

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

**2%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****53%**

**44%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**40%

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 Bhaura?

■ Bhaura · ■ Sonbarsa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.4%**

**52.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****889**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898**

**937

Working population ****27.9%**

**33.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.3% for men and 27.2% for women. 42% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 168 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 420 (48%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 49 (6%) · **■** Marginal 230 (26%)

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 Sonbarsa

- Pachlakh3,365 people
- Bhada3,323 people
- Durgapur3,315 people
- Belhat3,194 people
- Paman2,839 people
- Dumra2,705 people
- Lagma2,700 people
- Fatehpur2,608 people

[All 59 villages in Sonbarsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saharsa/sonbarsa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Bhaura from Saharsa?42 km by road
- What is the population of Bhaura?3,111 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhaura in?Saharsa district (Sonbarsa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhaura?38.4% (Census 2011)