# Pirauna Village, Garkha, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/garkha/pirauna/ Village · Garkha, Saran # Pirauna Pirauna is a village in Garkha sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,211 people in 1,025 households**, the 8th largest of 99 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%. - 7,211people (2011) - 1,025households - 65.3%literacy - 924females per 1,000 males ## Pirauna PIN code and other codes Pirauna falls in Garkha sub-district, Saran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatPirauna - Community development blockGarkha - Census village code234322 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pirauna from nearby towns? - Garkha (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Chhapra (district HQ)7 km by road - Chapra (nearest town)8 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 Pirauna? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Pirauna; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chhapra - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chhapra - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river 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 Pirauna known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 403 hectares of village land is sown, and 382 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 Pirauna Of every 100 households in Pirauna in 2011, 13 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pirauna · ■ Garkha rural average Electricity for lighting ****13%** **9% Toilet within the home ****10%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **83% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****76%** **62% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **95% Use banking services ****72%** **57% Television ****15%** **19% Mobile phone ****62%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **17% 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 Pirauna? ■ Pirauna · ■ Garkha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.3%** **64.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **960 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****997** **943 Working population ****25.0%** **26.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.3% for men and 52.1% for women. 39% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 157 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 255 (14%) · **■** Household industry 34 (2%) · **■** Other work 199 (11%) · **■** Marginal 1,157 (64%) 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 - Mahamda8,570 people - Narawn8,080 people - Mahammadpur7,881 people - Ramgarha7,760 people - Sadhpur6,099 people - Mithepur5,763 people - Muqimpur5,263 people - Sargatti4,944 people [All 113 villages in Garkha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/garkha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Pirauna from Chhapra?7 km by road - What is the population of Pirauna?7,211 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pirauna in?Saran district (Garkha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Pirauna?65.3% (Census 2011)