Village · Satbarwa, Palamu
# Gaura

Gaura is a village in Satbarwa sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code 822126. The 2011 Census counted 298 people in 64 households, the 44th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.6%.
- 298 people (2011)
- 64 households
- 49.2% literacy
- 822126 PIN code

## Gaura PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Gaura is 822126. Gaura falls in Satbarwa sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 822126
- Gram panchayat Ponchi
- Community development block Satbarwa
- Census village code 366455

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

## How far is Gaura from nearby towns?
- Satbarwa (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road
- Medininagar (district HQ) 27 km by road
- Daltonganj (nearest town) 27 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Gaura?

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

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village

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

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 6 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Gaura known for?

The main crops are rice.

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

## Homes and amenities in Gaura

Of every 100 households in Gaura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Gaura · ■ Satbarwa rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 17%
- Toilet within the home 18% 11%
- No toilet (open defecation) 82% 89%
- Tap water 0% 6%
- Drinking water within premises 5% 14%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 33% 43%
- Television 3% 10%
- Mobile phone 30% 37%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 3%
- None of these assets 56% 34%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Gaura?

■ Gaura · ■ Satbarwa rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 49.2% 64.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1099 960
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 867 1000
- Working population 50.0% 38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.2% for men and 43.1% for women. 50% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 9 (6%) · ■ Farm labourers 54 (36%) · ■ Other work 7 (5%) · ■ Marginal 79 (53%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Satbarwa
- Chetma 459 people
- Jogiyapokhri 430 people
- Kulia 411 people
- Charwadih 318 people
- Dodang 295 people
- Maangatgorea 237 people
- Kasmar 220 people
- Nawadih 198 people

All 58 villages in Satbarwa

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Gaura? 822126
- How far is Gaura from Medininagar? 27 km by road
- What is the population of Gaura? 298 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gaura in? Palamu district (Satbarwa sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Gaura? 49.2% (Census 2011)

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