# Gaura Village, Nanpur, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Nanpur, Sitamarhi 

# Gaura

Gaura is a village in Nanpur sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **14,802 people in 3,401 households**, the 2nd largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 48.7%.

- 14,802people (2011)
- 3,401households
- 38.5%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Gaura PIN code and other codes

Gaura falls in Nanpur sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGaura
- Community development blockNanpur
- Census village code219772

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?

- Nanpur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)35 km by road
- Janakpur Road (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 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 · 4 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Muzaffarpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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 Gaura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 57% of the 850 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 Gaura

Of every 100 households in Gaura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gaura · ■ Nanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**80%

Tap water ****3%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**33%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**92%

Use banking services ****28%**

**24%

Television ****6%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****24%**

**32%

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 · ■ Nanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.5%**

**48.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**960

Working population ****33.8%**

**32.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.5% for men and 29.5% for women. 47% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 381 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 910 (18%) · **■** Household industry 21 (0%) · **■** Other work 513 (10%) · **■** Marginal 3,174 (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 Nanpur

- Nanpur16,148 people
- Kauria Raepur13,859 people
- Majhaur12,711 people
- Rasulganj urf Koili12,578 people
- Bahera Zahid11,789 people

[All 32 villages in Nanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/nanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gaura from Sitamarhi?35 km by road
- What is the population of Gaura?14,802 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaura in?Sitamarhi district (Nanpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gaura?38.5% (Census 2011)