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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
UDAY NARAYAN SINGH
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- LGD code
- 253335
- Pincode
- 824124
- Post office
- Obra (Aurangabad(BH))
- Population
- 2,725
- Households
- 438
- Literacy rate
- 59.9%
- Sex ratio
- 918 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 976
Census 2011 · in context
How Gaini compares
By population, Gaini ranks #21 of 151 villages in Obra mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.9%
+1.0% vs mandal average
- Gaini
- 59.9%
- Obra mandal
- 58.9%
- Aurangabad district
- 57.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
918
−8 vs mandal average
- Gaini
- 918
- Obra mandal
- 926
Household size
people per home
6.2
−0.2 vs mandal average
- Gaini
- 6.2
- Obra mandal
- 6.4
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Gaini at a glance
Gaini is a village of 2,725 people in 438 households (Census 2011) in Obra block, Aurangabad district, Bihar, the 21st-largest of 151 villages in Obra block. Literacy is 60%, 1 points above the block average of 59% and the sex ratio is 918 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 824124, served by Obra (Aurangabad(BH)) post office; the LGD village code is 253335. The sarpanch is UDAY NARAYAN SINGH, and the village votes in Bakhtiarpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Arun Kumar S/O Satrughan Sao. The population is estimated at 3,213 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Gaini
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 2
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- 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
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- Yes
- 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
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- AURANGABAD
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 45
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 45
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Gaini
- Total area (ha)
- 401
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 235.78
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Gaini
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Gaini
- LGD code
- 253335
- Pincode
- 824124
- Post office
- Obra (Aurangabad(BH))
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,725
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,213
- Households
- 438
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 918
- Literacy rate
- 59.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Patna Sahib
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bakhtiarpur
- Member of Parliament
- Ravi Shankar Prasad
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Arun Kumar S/O Satrughan Sao
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- UDAY NARAYAN SINGH
- Block / Mandal
- Obra
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- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-21
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)