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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Paura is a village in Chand mandal, Kaimur (Bhabua) district, Bihar, with a population of 943 across 145 households. It has a literacy rate of 64.1% and is located at coordinates 24.973°N, 83.561°E.
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
SUMER SAH
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- LGD code
- 249633
- Pincode
- 821106
- Post office
- Hatta (Kaimur (Bhabua))
- Population
- 943
- Households
- 145
- Literacy rate
- 64.1%
- Sex ratio
- 1002 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 284
- Distance to district centre
- 180 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 166 km
- Distance to Patna
- 173 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 557 km
- Nearest railway station
- Muthani · 21 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Sadar Hospital Kaimur · 9 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Paura compares
By population, Paura ranks #54 of 140 villages in Chand mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.1%
+9.1% vs mandal average
- Paura
- 64.1%
- Chand mandal
- 55.0%
- Kaimur (Bhabua) district
- 56.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,002
+81 vs mandal average
- Paura
- 1,002
- Chand mandal
- 921
Household size
people per home
6.5
−0.1 vs mandal average
- Paura
- 6.5
- Chand mandal
- 6.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Paura at a glance
Paura is a village of 943 people in 145 households (Census 2011) in Chand block, Kaimur (Bhabua) district, Bihar, the 54th-largest of 140 villages in Chand block. Literacy is 64%, 9 points above the block average of 55% and the sex ratio is 1,002 women per 1,000 men. It lies 180 km from the Kaimur (Bhabua) district centre, 11 km from Ikhlaspur, the nearest town, 21 km from Muthani railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 821106, served by Hatta (Kaimur (Bhabua)) post office; the LGD village code is 249633. The nearest hospital or health centre is Sadar Hospital Kaimur, 9 km away. The sarpanch is SUMER SAH, and the village votes in Phulwari assembly constituency, represented by MLA Shyam Rajak. The population is estimated at 1,112 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Paura
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 2
- Power hours (winter)
- 3
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- BHABUA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 33
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 33
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 8
- All-weather road
- No
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kuddi
- Total area (ha)
- 211
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 150
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Paura
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Paura
- LGD code
- 249633
- Pincode
- 821106
- Post office
- Hatta (Kaimur (Bhabua))
- Population (Census 2011)
- 943
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,112
- Households
- 145
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1002
- Literacy rate
- 64.1%
- Coordinates
- 24.97301°N, 83.56079°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Pataliputra
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Phulwari
- Member of Parliament
- Misa Bharti
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Shyam Rajak
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- SUMER SAH
- Block / Mandal
- Chand
Getting there
How to reach Paura
Distance to cities · straight line
- Patna173 kmcapital
- Kolkata557 km
- Delhi749 km
- Hyderabad994 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMuthani21 km
- Bus stopKudra Bus Stand25 km
- Hospital / PHCSadar Hospital Kaimur9 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil (Bihar Oil Agency)21 km
- Collegehar har mahadev mahila mahavidhalay56 km
- Police stationKudra Police Station25 km
Places of worship · within 5 km
Temples & shrines near Paura
2 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
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