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Gaura

गौरा
Biraul mandal
Pincode 847203
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Gaura is a village in Biraul mandal, Darbhanga district, Bihar. It has a population of 1,777 across 320 households, with a literacy rate of 52.1%. The village is identified by PIN 847203.

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KRISHNA KUMAR MISHRA
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LGD code
227680
Pincode
847203
Post office
Biraul
Population
1,777
Households
320
Literacy rate
52.1%
Sex ratio
876 ♀/1000♂
Workers
502
Distance to district centre
139 km
Distance to mandal centre
129 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 #41 of 70 villages in Biraul mandal.

Literacy rate
%
52.1%
+9.1% vs mandal average
Gaura
52.1%
Biraul mandal
43.0%
Darbhanga district
46.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
876
−40 vs mandal average
Gaura
876
Biraul mandal
916
Household size
people per home
5.6
+0.6 vs mandal average
Gaura
5.6
Biraul mandal
5.0

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

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Gaura at a glance

Gaura is a village of 1,777 people in 320 households (Census 2011) in Biraul block, Darbhanga district, Bihar, the 41st-largest of 70 villages in Biraul block. Literacy is 52%, 9 points above the block average of 43% and the sex ratio is 876 women per 1,000 men. It lies 139 km from the Darbhanga district centre, 0 km from Gaura, the nearest town, 15 km from Bela railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 847203, served by Biraul post office; the LGD village code is 227680. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Pothia, 7 km away. The sarpanch is KRISHNA KUMAR MISHRA, and the village votes in Cheria Bariarpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Abhishek Anand. The population is estimated at 2,095 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Gaura · this village1,77752%
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
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
No
Power hours (summer)
7
Power hours (winter)
11
Primary school
1
Middle school
1
Secondary school
1
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
Yes
Railway station
Yes
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
DARBANGA
Distance to nearest town (km)
30
Distance to district HQ (km)
30
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
27
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Auranga Usuri
Total area (ha)
142
Irrigated area (ha)
50
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
227680
Pincode
847203
Post office
Biraul
Population (Census 2011)
1,777
Population (projected 2026)
2,095
Households
320
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
876
Literacy rate
52.1%
Coordinates
25.03592°N, 87.14492°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Begusarai
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Cheria Bariarpur
Member of Parliament
Giriraj Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Abhishek Anand
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
KRISHNA KUMAR MISHRA
Block / Mandal
Biraul
Nearest PHC
Dr. Ram Pratap Singh (133.2 km)
Getting there

How to reach Gaura

Mandal centre
Biraul · ≈ 129 km
≈ 4 h 24 min by car · 5 h 14 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Darbhanga · ≈ 139 km
≈ 4 h 45 min by car · 5 h 38 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 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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