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Gaura

Garhani mandal
Pincode 802201
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Gaura is a village in Garhani mandal, Bhojpur district, Bihar, with a population of 871 and 143 households. The village has a literacy rate of 67.5% and is situated at 25.036°N, 87.145°E with PIN code 802201.

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KAMLAWATI DEVI
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LGD code
247529
Pincode
802201
Post office
Agiaon
Population
871
Households
143
Literacy rate
67.5%
Sex ratio
957 ♀/1000♂
Workers
319
Distance to district centre
163 km
Distance to mandal centre
174 km
Distance to Patna
211 km
Distance to Kolkata
301 km
Nearest railway station
Bela · 15 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Government Hospital, Pothia · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Gaura compares

By population, Gaura ranks #43 of 54 villages in Garhani mandal.

Literacy rate
%
67.5%
+12.5% vs mandal average
Gaura
67.5%
Garhani mandal
55.0%
Bhojpur district
58.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
957
+38 vs mandal average
Gaura
957
Garhani mandal
919
Household size
people per home
6.1
−0.2 vs mandal average
Gaura
6.1
Garhani mandal
6.3

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Gaura at a glance

Gaura is a village of 871 people in 143 households (Census 2011) in Garhani block, Bhojpur district, Bihar, the 43rd-largest of 54 villages in Garhani block. Literacy is 68%, 13 points above the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 957 women per 1,000 men. It lies 163 km from the Bhojpur district centre, 0 km from Gaura, the nearest town, 15 km from Bela railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 802201, served by Agiaon post office; the LGD village code is 247529. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Pothia, 7 km away. The sarpanch is KAMLAWATI DEVI, and the village votes in Bakhtiarpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arun Kumar S/O Satrughan Sao. The population is estimated at 1,027 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Baraura

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Gaura · this village87168%
Gaura · Tarari00 km N
Gaura · Kharagpur2,31139%0 km N
Gaura · Shahpur4,88561%0 km N
Gaura · Singhwara2,75937%0 km N
Gaura · Purnia East89234%0 km N
Gaura · Kotulpur74165%0 km N

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gaura

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
Yes
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
No
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
0
Power hours (winter)
0
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
No
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
No
ASHA worker
No
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
ARRAH
Distance to nearest town (km)
25
Distance to district HQ (km)
25
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
5
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Barura
Total area (ha)
91
Irrigated area (ha)
65
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Gaura

LGD code
247529
Pincode
802201
Post office
Agiaon
Population (Census 2011)
871
Population (projected 2026)
1,027
Households
143
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
957
Literacy rate
67.5%
Coordinates
25.03592°N, 87.14492°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Patna Sahib
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bakhtiarpur
Member of Parliament
Ravi Shankar Prasad
Member of Legislative Assembly
Arun Kumar S/O Satrughan Sao
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
KAMLAWATI DEVI
Block / Mandal
Garhani
Getting there

How to reach Gaura

Mandal centre
Garhani · ≈ 174 km
≈ 5 h 57 min by car · 7 h 4 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Bhojpur · ≈ 163 km
≈ 5 h 34 min by car · 6 h 37 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 12,517 people
Gaura · ≈ under 1 km
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna211 kmcapital
  • Kolkata301 km
  • Delhi1063 km
  • Hyderabad1236 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationBela15 km
  • Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Pothia7 km
  • ATM / bankCanara Bank, Hussainabad28 km
  • CollegeBCE Bhagalpur26 km
  • Police stationBabarganj Police Station26 km
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-10
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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