Village · Meral, Garhwa
# Bauraha

Bauraha is a village in Meral sub-district of Garhwa district, Jharkhand, PIN code 822114. The 2011 Census counted 1,184 people in 209 households, the 38th largest of 75 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.5%.
- 1,184 people (2011)
- 209 households
- 57.2% literacy
- 822114 PIN code

## Bauraha PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bauraha is 822114. Bauraha falls in Meral sub-district, Garhwa district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 822114
- Gram panchayat Arangi
- Community development block Meral
- Census village code 347661

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bauraha from nearby towns?
- Meral (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Garhwa (district HQ) 11 km by road
- Garhwa (nearest town) 11 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bauraha?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Bauraha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Garhwa
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Garhwa
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Garhwa
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps
- Electricity (2011) 3 h summer · 5 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bauraha known for?

The main crops are rice. About 80% of the 121 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bauraha

Of every 100 households in Bauraha in 2011, 2 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bauraha · ■ Meral rural average
- Electricity for lighting 2% 6%
- Toilet within the home 0% 3%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 96%
- Tap water 0% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 9%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 0%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 99%
- Use banking services 18% 35%
- Television 8% 6%
- Mobile phone 42% 39%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 3% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 15% 35%
- Own their home 100% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bauraha?

■ Bauraha · ■ Meral rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 57.2% 59.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 983 938
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 876 948
- Working population 54.6% 42.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.6% for men and 45.8% for women. 59% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 44 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 269 (42%) · ■ Household industry 16 (2%) · ■ Other work 42 (6%) · ■ Marginal 276 (43%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Meral
- Kholra 1,270 people
- Rajbandha 1,256 people
- Chacharia 1,248 people
- Chhaparbar Khurd 1,202 people
- Pindra 1,167 people
- Tarka 1,114 people
- Kumbhi 1,101 people
- Garuasoti 1,100 people

All 77 villages in Meral

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bauraha? 822114
- How far is Bauraha from Garhwa? 11 km by road
- What is the population of Bauraha? 1,184 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bauraha in? Garhwa district (Meral sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bauraha? 57.2% (Census 2011)

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