# Chenwan Village, Rafiganj, Aurangabad (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/rafiganj/chenwan/ Village · Rafiganj, Aurangabad # Chenwan Chenwan is a village in Rafiganj sub-district of Aurangabad district, Bihar, PIN code **824125**. The 2011 Census counted **2,439 people in 366 households**, the 21st largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%. - 2,439people (2011) - 366households - 74.5%literacy - 824125PIN code ## Chenwan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chenwan is 824125.** Chenwan falls in Rafiganj sub-district, Aurangabad district, Bihar. - PIN code824125 - Gram panchayatCheo - Community development blockRafiganj - Census village code253195 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chenwan from nearby towns? - Rafiganj (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Aurangabad (district HQ)40 km by road - Rafiganj (nearest town)4 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 Chenwan? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Chenwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rafiganj - ○Degree college10+ km · Rafiganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 h winter 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 Chenwan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 241 hectares of village land is sown, and 164 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 Chenwan Of every 100 households in Chenwan in 2011, 3 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chenwan · ■ Rafiganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****3%** **4% Toilet within the home ****13%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **82% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****49%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **94% Use banking services ****39%** **44% Television ****7%** **6% Mobile phone ****61%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **25% Own their home ****99%** **98% 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 Chenwan? ■ Chenwan · ■ Rafiganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%** **66.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925** **921 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869** **961 Working population ****33.8%** **36.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.0% for men and 66.5% for women. 47% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 172 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 208 (25%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 132 (16%) · **■** Marginal 300 (36%) 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 Rafiganj - Baghaura2,683 people - Barpa2,670 people - Dhanawan2,584 people - Singhi Buzurg2,521 people - Naiki2,390 people - Bahadurpur2,381 people - Kharanti2,305 people - Barahi2,270 people [All 216 villages in Rafiganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/aurangabad/rafiganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chenwan?824125 - How far is Chenwan from Aurangabad?40 km by road - What is the population of Chenwan?2,439 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chenwan in?Aurangabad district (Rafiganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chenwan?74.5% (Census 2011)