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Gauri

गौरी
Salkhua mandal
Pincode 852126
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Gauri is a village in Salkhua mandal, Saharsa district, Bihar, with a population of 1,919 in 386 households and a literacy rate of 37.4%. It is situated at 25.362°N, 85.393°E with PIN code 852126.

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
ANIL KUMAR
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LGD code
226668
Pincode
852126
Post office
Salkhua Bazar
Population
1,919
Households
386
Literacy rate
37.4%
Sex ratio
838 ♀/1000♂
Workers
982
Distance to district centre
109 km
Distance to mandal centre
80 km
Distance to Patna
36 km
Distance to Kolkata
433 km
Nearest railway station
Rukhai Halt · 3 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Polo Hospital, Nalanda · 4 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Gauri compares

By population, Gauri ranks #24 of 43 villages in Salkhua mandal.

Literacy rate
%
37.4%
+5.4% vs mandal average
Gauri
37.4%
Salkhua mandal
32.0%
Saharsa district
42.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
838
−61 vs mandal average
Gauri
838
Salkhua mandal
899
Household size
people per home
5.0
−0.4 vs mandal average
Gauri
5.0
Salkhua mandal
5.4

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

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Gauri at a glance

Gauri is a village of 1,919 people in 386 households (Census 2011) in Salkhua block, Saharsa district, Bihar, the 24th-largest of 43 villages in Salkhua block. Literacy is 37%, 5 points above the block average of 32% and the sex ratio is 838 women per 1,000 men. It lies 109 km from the Saharsa district centre, 4 km from Chandi, the nearest town, 3 km from Rukhai Halt railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 852126, served by Salkhua Bazar post office; the LGD village code is 226668. The nearest hospital or health centre is Polo Hospital, Nalanda, 4 km away. The sarpanch is ANIL KUMAR, and the village votes in Rosera assembly constituency, represented by MLA Birendra Kumar. The population is estimated at 5,917 in 2026, up 208% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gauri

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
No
Power hours (summer)
3
Power hours (winter)
2
Primary school
2
Middle school
1
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
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
Yes
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
SAHARSA
Distance to nearest town (km)
30
Distance to district HQ (km)
30
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
10
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
UTESHRA
Total area (ha)
196.76
Irrigated area (ha)
21.33
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Gauri

LGD code
226668
Pincode
852126
Post office
Salkhua Bazar
Population (Census 2011)
1,919
Population (projected 2026)
5,917
Households
386
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
838
Literacy rate
37.4%
Coordinates
25.36231°N, 85.39348°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Samastipur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Rosera
Member of Parliament
Shambhavi Choudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Birendra Kumar
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
ANIL KUMAR
Block / Mandal
Salkhua
Getting there

How to reach Gauri

Mandal centre
Salkhua · ≈ 80 km
≈ 2 h 44 min by car · 3 h 15 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Saharsa · ≈ 109 km
≈ 3 h 43 min by car · 4 h 25 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 14,004 people
Chandi · ≈ 4.1 km
≈ 8 min by car · 10 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna36 kmcapital
  • Kolkata433 km
  • Delhi888 km
  • Hyderabad1139 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationRukhai Halt3 km
  • Bus stopNCC More bus stop22 km
  • Hospital / PHCPolo Hospital, Nalanda4 km
  • ATM / bankutkarsh small finance bank3 km
  • Petrol pumpHP petrol pump3 km
  • CollegeRam Babu High school12 km
  • Police stationHarnaut Police Station14 km
Places of worship · within 5 km

Temples & shrines near Gauri

3 Temples mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. Residents can add the village jatara and temple festival under Events.

  • 🛕देवी स्थान मंदिर (भटना बिगहा)Temple1.6 km ↗
  • 🛕chandi sthanTemple4.3 km ↗
  • 🛕durga templeTemple4.3 km ↗
Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Gauri

3 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

  • 🧒Primary School GauriAnganwadi<1 km ↗
  • 🧒Primary School Bhatna Bigha, Chandi (Nalanda) 803108Anganwadi1.6 km ↗
  • 🧒Primary School SauwanAnganwadi1.8 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
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-07
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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