# Gaur Village, Maharajganj, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/maharajganj/gaur-231833/ Village · Maharajganj, Siwan # Gaur Gaur is a village in Maharajganj sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar, PIN code **841506**. The 2011 Census counted **2,572 people in 438 households**, the 29th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 2,572people (2011) - 438households - 72.1%literacy - 841506PIN code ## Gaur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gaur is 841506.** Gaur falls in Maharajganj sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar. - PIN code841506 - Gram panchayatBaliya - Community development blockMaharajganj - Census village code231833 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gaur from nearby towns? - Maharajganj (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Siwan (district HQ)9 km by road - Maharajganj (nearest town)9 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 Gaur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Gaur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mahrajganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Maharajganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Siwan - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ 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, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 5 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 Gaur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 130 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Gaur Of every 100 households in Gaur in 2011, 1 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gaur · ■ Maharajganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **5% Toilet within the home ****18%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **78% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****51%** **61% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **96% Use banking services ****89%** **76% Television ****7%** **11% Mobile phone ****67%** **70% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****10%** **10% 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 Gaur? ■ Gaur · ■ Maharajganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1142** **1030 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****873** **941 Working population ****20.8%** **26.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.0% for men and 60.6% for women. 36% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 39 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 53 (10%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 199 (37%) · **■** Marginal 236 (44%) 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 Maharajganj - Chhotka Teghra2,937 people - Bangra2,796 people - Sarangpur2,767 people - Teotha2,755 people - Sikandarpur2,455 people - Ratanpura2,321 people - Surbir2,315 people - Hajipurwa2,292 people [All 71 villages in Maharajganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/maharajganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gaur?841506 - How far is Gaur from Siwan?9 km by road - What is the population of Gaur?2,572 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gaur in?Siwan district (Maharajganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Gaur?72.1% (Census 2011)