Village · Baniapur, Saran
# Pirauta Khas Ghurahu

Pirauta Khas Ghurahu is a village in Baniapur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 3,752 people in 501 households, the 18th largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%.
- 3,752 people (2011)
- 501 households
- 63.8% literacy
- 870 females per 1,000 males

## Pirauta Khas Ghurahu PIN code and other codes

Pirauta Khas Ghurahu falls in Baniapur sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Pirauta Khas
- Community development block Baniapur
- Census village code 233190

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Pirauta Khas Ghurahu from nearby towns?
- Baniapur (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ) 33 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town) 20 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Pirauta Khas Ghurahu?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Hafizpur
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Hafizpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Maraurah
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 4 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Pirauta Khas Ghurahu known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 67% of the 270 hectares of village land is sown, and 171 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Pirauta Khas Ghurahu

Of every 100 households in Pirauta Khas Ghurahu in 2011, 26 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Pirauta Khas Ghurahu · ■ Baniapur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 26% 18%
- Toilet within the home 14% 16%
- No toilet (open defecation) 86% 84%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 47% 54%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 96%
- Use banking services 63% 64%
- Television 19% 17%
- Mobile phone 65% 67%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 16% 11%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 2%
- None of these assets 5% 12%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Pirauta Khas Ghurahu?

■ Pirauta Khas Ghurahu · ■ Baniapur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 63.8% 65.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 870 989
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 784 921
- Working population 31.0% 25.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.8% for men and 52.5% for women. 44% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 104 (9%) · ■ Farm labourers 217 (19%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 98 (8%) · ■ Marginal 740 (64%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Baniapur
- Pithauri 4,217 people
- Karahi 4,054 people
- Maricha 4,021 people
- Pachmahla 3,850 people
- Sisai 3,490 people
- Manopali 3,479 people
- Pipra 3,363 people
- Hafizpur 3,345 people

All 114 villages in Baniapur

## Quick answers
- How far is Pirauta Khas Ghurahu from Chhapra? 33 km by road
- What is the population of Pirauta Khas Ghurahu? 3,752 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pirauta Khas Ghurahu in? Saran district (Baniapur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pirauta Khas Ghurahu? 63.8% (Census 2011)

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