# Chauhar Village, Karpi, Arwal (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Karpi, Arwal 

# Chauhar

Chauhar is a village in Karpi sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,690 people in 449 households**, the 22nd largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.5%.

- 2,690people (2011)
- 449households
- 60.4%literacy
- 881females per 1,000 males

## Chauhar PIN code and other codes

Chauhar falls in Karpi sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChauhar
- Community development blockKarpi
- Census village code260762

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chauhar from nearby towns?

- Karpi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Arwal (district HQ)11 km by road
- Arwal (nearest town)11 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Chauhar?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Chauhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Karpi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kaler
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Karpi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chauhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and lentil**. About 72% of the 198 hectares of village land is sown, and 143 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Chauhar

Of every 100 households in Chauhar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chauhar · ■ Karpi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****81%**

**71%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****87%**

**50%

Television ****7%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**28%

Own their home ****98%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Chauhar?

■ Chauhar · ■ Karpi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**65.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811**

**930

Working population ****38.1%**

**34.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.0% for men and 45.4% for women. 44% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 167 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 708 (69%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 51 (5%) · **■** Marginal 95 (9%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Karpi

- Kusre3,242 people
- Durra3,217 people
- Nagla2,886 people
- Sarmastpur Newana2,852 people
- Bakhtari2,442 people
- Kudrasi2,420 people
- Pachkesar2,400 people
- Nagawan2,383 people

[All 84 villages in Karpi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/arwal/karpi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chauhar from Arwal?11 km by road
- What is the population of Chauhar?2,690 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chauhar in?Arwal district (Karpi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chauhar?60.4% (Census 2011)