# Garauna Village, Dariapur, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dariapur, Saran 

# Garauna

Garauna is a village in Dariapur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,209 people in 243 households**, the 97th largest of 152 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.8%.

- 1,209people (2011)
- 243households
- 38.9%literacy
- 931females per 1,000 males

## Garauna PIN code and other codes

Garauna falls in Dariapur sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMahammadpur, Dariyapur
- Community development blockDariapur
- Census village code234268

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

## How far is Garauna from nearby towns?

- Dariapur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)43 km by road
- Dighwara (nearest town)35 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 Garauna?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Dariapur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Parsa
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Garauna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 169 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Garauna

Of every 100 households in Garauna in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 11 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Garauna · ■ Dariapur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**54%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****2%**

**53%

Television ****0%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****11%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**8%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****76%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Garauna?

■ Garauna · ■ Dariapur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.9%**

**58.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1064**

**916

Working population ****24.2%**

**25.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.5% for men and 29.3% for women. 42% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 8 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 7 (2%) · **■** Marginal 272 (93%)

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 Dariapur

- Sadwara1,257 people
- DhanneChapra1,235 people
- Chhotami1,221 people
- Edilpur1,211 people
- Nonphar1,198 people
- Ramjitpur1,184 people
- Konhwa1,176 people
- Admapur1,165 people

[All 196 villages in Dariapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/dariapur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Garauna from Chhapra?43 km by road
- What is the population of Garauna?1,209 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Garauna in?Saran district (Dariapur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Garauna?38.9% (Census 2011)