# Gaura Village, Pratappur, Surguja (Chhattisgarh) – PIN Code

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Village · Pratappur, Surguja 

# Gaura

Gaura is a village in Pratappur sub-district of Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, PIN code **497223**. The 2011 Census counted **951 people in 223 households**, the 65th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.3%.

- 951people (2011)
- 223households
- 51.9%literacy
- 497223PIN code

## Gaura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gaura is 497223.** Gaura falls in Pratappur sub-district, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh.

- PIN code497223
- Gram panchayatGaura
- Community development blockPratappur
- Census village code432284

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?

- Pratappur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Ambikapur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Pratappur (nearest town)18 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kotaiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Pratappur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pratappur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 **sugarcane and paddy**. Products made here include jaggery. About 61% of the 481 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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, 72 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 18 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gaura · ■ Pratappur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**51%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**99%

Use banking services ****99%**

**68%

Television ****21%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****18%**

**17%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 · ■ Pratappur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.9%**

**55.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1054**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****876**

**961

Working population ****50.7%**

**48.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.4% for men and 41.4% for women. 57% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 114 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 39 (8%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (5%) · **■** Marginal 301 (62%)

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 Pratappur

- Mani1,016 people
- Dhodha1,013 people
- Marhata980 people
- Rampur952 people
- Deori946 people
- Govardhanpur940 people
- Chandraili925 people
- Khajuri922 people

[All 114 villages in Pratappur](https://wherepedia.org/india/chhattisgarh/surguja/pratappur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gaura?497223
- How far is Gaura from Ambikapur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Gaura?951 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaura in?Surguja district (Pratappur sub-district), Chhattisgarh
- What is the literacy rate of Gaura?51.9% (Census 2011)