# Aurha Mal Village, Garkha, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Garkha, Saran 

# Aurha Mal

Aurha Mal is a village in Garkha sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,461 people in 394 households**, the 40th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.

- 2,461people (2011)
- 394households
- 75.4%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Aurha Mal PIN code and other codes

Aurha Mal falls in Garkha sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMotirajpur
- Community development blockGarkha
- Census village code234352

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

## How far is Aurha Mal from nearby towns?

- Garkha (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)20 km by road
- Chapra (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 Aurha Mal?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Aurha Mal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pujhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Chhapra
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)6 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 Aurha Mal known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 72 hectares of village land is sown, and 65 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 Aurha Mal

Of every 100 households in Aurha Mal in 2011, 22 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Aurha Mal · ■ Garkha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****22%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**83%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****65%**

**62%

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

**4%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****59%**

**57%

Television ****9%**

**19%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**10%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****18%**

**17%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Aurha Mal?

■ Aurha Mal · ■ Garkha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%**

**64.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****901**

**943

Working population ****21.9%**

**26.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.8% for men and 67.0% for women. 39% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 23 (4%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 148 (28%) · **■** Marginal 340 (63%)

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 Garkha

- Pohian2,629 people
- Rasidpur2,592 people
- Mobarakpur2,502 people
- Pindari2,468 people
- Banwari Basant2,401 people
- Bangari2,382 people
- Minapur2,354 people
- Mura2,332 people

[All 113 villages in Garkha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/garkha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Aurha Mal from Chhapra?20 km by road
- What is the population of Aurha Mal?2,461 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Aurha Mal in?Saran district (Garkha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Aurha Mal?75.4% (Census 2011)