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Gaura

गौरा
Kochas mandal
Pincode 821112
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
BHASKAR PASAWAN
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LGD code
250724
Pincode
821112
Post office
Kochas
Population
947
Households
139
Literacy rate
73.8%
Sex ratio
1019 ♀/1000♂
Workers
292
Distance to district centre
202 km
Distance to mandal centre
227 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 #61 of 191 villages in Kochas mandal.

Literacy rate
%
73.8%
+11.9% vs mandal average
Gaura
73.8%
Kochas mandal
61.9%
Rohtas district
60.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,019
+103 vs mandal average
Gaura
1,019
Kochas mandal
916
Household size
people per home
6.8
Same as the mandal average
Gaura
6.8
Kochas mandal
6.8

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

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Gaura at a glance

Gaura is a village of 947 people in 139 households (Census 2011) in Kochas block, Rohtas district, Bihar, the 61st-largest of 191 villages in Kochas block. Literacy is 74%, 12 points above the block average of 62% and the sex ratio is 1,019 women per 1,000 men. It lies 202 km from the Rohtas district centre, 0 km from Gaura, the nearest town, 15 km from Bela railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 821112, served by Kochas post office; the LGD village code is 250724. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Pothia, 7 km away. The sarpanch is BHASKAR PASAWAN, and the village votes in Bikram assembly constituency, represented by MLA Siddharth Saurav. The population is estimated at 1,117 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

Gram panchayat: Balathari

Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Gaura · this village94774%
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
Yes
Power hours (summer)
5
Power hours (winter)
6
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
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
SASARAM
Distance to nearest town (km)
36
Distance to district HQ (km)
36
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
36
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Balthari
Total area (ha)
147.3
Irrigated area (ha)
129.93
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
250724
Pincode
821112
Post office
Kochas
Population (Census 2011)
947
Population (projected 2026)
1,117
Households
139
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
1019
Literacy rate
73.8%
Coordinates
25.03592°N, 87.14492°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Pataliputra
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Bikram
Member of Parliament
Misa Bharti
Member of Legislative Assembly
Siddharth Saurav
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
BHASKAR PASAWAN
Block / Mandal
Kochas
Getting there

How to reach Gaura

Mandal centre
Kochas · ≈ 227 km
≈ 7 h 47 min by car · 9 h 14 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Rohtas · ≈ 202 km
≈ 6 h 55 min by car · 8 h 13 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, 2026-05-14
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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