# Gaura Village, Andar, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Andar, Siwan 

# Gaura

Gaura is a village in Andar sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,469 people in 232 households**, the 24th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 1,469people (2011)
- 232households
- 74.1%literacy
- 1,206females per 1,000 males

## Gaura PIN code and other codes

Gaura falls in Andar sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJamalpur
- Community development blockAndar
- Census village code232426

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?

- Andar (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)20 km by road
- Siwan (nearest town)20 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Andar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Gaura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 67 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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, 24 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gaura · ■ Andar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**83%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****92%**

**72%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**94%

Use banking services ****76%**

**78%

Television ****13%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**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 · ■ Andar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1206**

**1020

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1040**

**919

Working population ****14.7%**

**25.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 66.5% for women. 30% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 143 (66%) · **■** Farm labourers 8 (4%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 40 (19%) · **■** Marginal 24 (11%)

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 Andar

- Bangra1,923 people
- Khardara1,888 people
- Pipra1,653 people
- Hakma Hata1,538 people
- Sonkara sani1,460 people
- Chitaur1,426 people
- Bhitauli1,376 people
- Sadalpur1,374 people

[All 67 villages in Andar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/andar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gaura from Siwan?20 km by road
- What is the population of Gaura?1,469 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaura in?Siwan district (Andar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gaura?74.1% (Census 2011)