# Gaura Village, Marhaura, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Marhaura, Saran 

# Gaura

Gaura is a village in Marhaura sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **7,154 people in 955 households**, the 3rd largest of 105 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.8%.

- 7,154people (2011)
- 955households
- 62.7%literacy
- 912females per 1,000 males

## Gaura PIN code and other codes

Gaura falls in Marhaura sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGoura
- Community development blockMarhaura
- Census village code233791

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

## How far is Gaura from nearby towns?

- Marhaura (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)30 km by road
- Marhaura (nearest town)11 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 Gaura?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Gaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Marahura
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mashrakh
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Gaura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 256 hectares of village land is sown, and 171 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 Gaura

Of every 100 households in Gaura in 2011, 3 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Gaura · ■ Marhaura rural average

Electricity for lighting ****3%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****69%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****81%**

**64%

Television ****15%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**13%

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 Gaura?

■ Gaura · ■ Marhaura rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**63.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****912**

**960

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****857**

**929

Working population ****22.3%**

**27.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.1% for men and 48.1% for women. 40% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 166 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 393 (25%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 170 (11%) · **■** Marginal 847 (53%)

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 Marhaura

- Olhanpur12,025 people
- Narharpur7,303 people
- Rampur7,068 people
- Tejpurwa6,705 people
- Mobarakpur5,900 people
- Bardahia5,792 people

[All 106 villages in Marhaura](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/marhaura/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gaura from Chhapra?30 km by road
- What is the population of Gaura?7,154 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaura in?Saran district (Marhaura sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gaura?62.7% (Census 2011)