Village · Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur, Arwal
# Chamardih

Chamardih is a village in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district of Arwal district, Bihar, PIN code 804421. The 2011 Census counted 2,472 people in 351 households, the 11th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.2%.
- 2,472 people (2011)
- 351 households
- 56.2% literacy
- 804421 PIN code

## Chamardih PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chamardih is 804421. Chamardih falls in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district, Arwal district, Bihar.
- PIN code 804421
- Gram panchayat Chamandi
- Community development block Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur
- Census village code 260812

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Chamardih from nearby towns?
- Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Arwal (district HQ) 37 km by road
- Arwal (nearest town) 37 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Chamardih?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chamardih; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Kurtha
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Darheta
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chamardih known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 56% of the 241 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Chamardih

Of every 100 households in Chamardih in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chamardih · ■ Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 0%
- Toilet within the home 0% 17%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 82%
- Tap water 0% 1%
- Drinking water within premises 55% 60%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 99% 98%
- Use banking services 24% 51%
- Television 0% 5%
- Mobile phone 29% 49%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 1% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 52% 32%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chamardih?

■ Chamardih · ■ Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 56.2% 64.2%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 948 944
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1183 955
- Working population 26.8% 37.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.9% for men and 38.6% for women. 47% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 222 (33%) · ■ Farm labourers 272 (41%) · ■ Household industry 15 (2%) · ■ Other work 20 (3%) · ■ Marginal 134 (20%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur
- Turuk Telpa 2,601 people
- Belaura 2,538 people
- Sherpur 2,511 people
- Dharnai 2,473 people
- Pondil 2,440 people
- Bansi Surajpur 2,281 people
- Zindapur 2,218 people
- Dharampur 2,209 people

All 46 villages in Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chamardih? 804421
- How far is Chamardih from Arwal? 37 km by road
- What is the population of Chamardih? 2,472 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chamardih in? Arwal district (Sonbhadra Banshi Suryapur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chamardih? 56.2% (Census 2011)

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