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Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
MALA KAMAL
Contact: 77****2114
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- LGD code
- 225472
- Pincode
- 855114
- Post office
- Sonali
- Population
- 269
- Households
- 72
- Literacy rate
- 60.6%
- Sex ratio
- 818 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 148
২০১১ জনগণনা · তুলনায়
Baura তুলনায়
By population, Baura ranks #46 of 50 villages in Dandkhora mandal.
Literacy rate
%
60.6%
+11.8% vs mandal average
- Baura
- 60.6%
- Dandkhora mandal
- 48.8%
- Katihar district
- 41.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
818
−109 vs mandal average
- Baura
- 818
- Dandkhora mandal
- 927
Household size
people per home
3.7
−1.0 vs mandal average
- Baura
- 3.7
- Dandkhora mandal
- 4.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Baura এক নজরে
Baura বিহার-এর কাটিহার জেলার Dandkhora ব্লক-এ 269 জনসংখ্যা 72 পরিবারে (২০১১ জনগণনা) বিশিষ্ট একটি গ্রাম, Dandkhora ব্লক-এর 50 গ্রামের মধ্যে 46তম বৃহত্তম। সাক্ষরতা 61%, ব্লক গড় 49% থেকে 12 পয়েন্ট বেশি এবং লিঙ্গ অনুপাত প্রতি ১,০০০ পুরুষে 818 নারী। পিনকোড 855114, Sonali ডাকঘরের অধীনে; এলজিডি গ্রাম কোড 225472। প্রধান MALA KAMAL; গ্রামটি Purnia বিধানসভা কেন্দ্রে, বিধায়ক Vijay Kumar Khemka। ২০২৬-এ আনুমানিক জনসংখ্যা 317, ২০১১ থেকে 18% বেশি।
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Baura
- 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)
- 12
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 1
- 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
- KATIHAR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 16
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 16
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 12
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- MAHESHPUR
- Total area (ha)
- 43
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 10
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Baura
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
মূল তথ্য — Baura
- LGD code
- 225472
- Pincode
- 855114
- Post office
- Sonali
- Population (Census 2011)
- 269
- Population (projected 2026)
- 317
- Households
- 72
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 818
- Literacy rate
- 60.6%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Purnia
- Member of Parliament
- Pappu Yadav
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Vijay Kumar Khemka
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- MALA KAMAL
- Block / Mandal
- Dandkhora
- Nearest railway station
- Ranipatra (4.7 km)
একই পিনকোড
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View all 49+ →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)