# Gaundri Village, Taraiya, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/taraiya/gaundri/ Village · Taraiya, Saran # Gaundri Gaundri is a village in Taraiya sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,670 people in 404 households**, the 22nd largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.8%. - 2,670people (2011) - 404households - 61.4%literacy - 1,049females per 1,000 males ## Gaundri PIN code and other codes Gaundri falls in Taraiya sub-district, Saran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSarea Ratnakar - Community development blockTaraiya - Census village code232985 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gaundri from nearby towns? - Taraiya (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Chhapra (district HQ)32 km by road - Marhaura (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 Gaundri? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Gaundri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Amnour - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 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 - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Gaundri known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 99% of the 240 hectares of village land is sown, and 224 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 Gaundri Of every 100 households in Gaundri in 2011, 11 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Gaundri · ■ Taraiya rural average Electricity for lighting ****11%** **4% Toilet within the home ****18%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **82% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****88%** **57% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **97% Use banking services ****77%** **56% Television ****21%** **14% Mobile phone ****62%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **16% 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 Gaundri? ■ Gaundri · ■ Taraiya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.4%** **61.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1049** **975 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962** **926 Working population ****23.8%** **27.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.5% for men and 50.0% for women. 46% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 211 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 277 (44%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 82 (13%) · **■** Marginal 57 (9%) 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 Taraiya - Shahnewazpur2,769 people - Faridpur2,766 people - Madhopur2,766 people - Rajdhani2,742 people - Sarea Basant2,634 people - Newari2,620 people - Usri2,603 people - Parrana2,335 people [All 86 villages in Taraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/taraiya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Gaundri from Chhapra?32 km by road - What is the population of Gaundri?2,670 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gaundri in?Saran district (Taraiya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gaundri?61.4% (Census 2011)