# Chorwe Village, Amarpur, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amarpur, Banka 

# Chorwe

Chorwe is a village in Amarpur sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,255 people in 627 households**, the 17th largest of 123 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.9%.

- 3,255people (2011)
- 627households
- 70.0%literacy
- 916females per 1,000 males

## Chorwe PIN code and other codes

Chorwe falls in Amarpur sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBallikita
- Community development blockAmarpur
- Census village code240705

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

## How far is Chorwe from nearby towns?

- Amarpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)25 km by road
- Amarpur (nearest town)5 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 Chorwe?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Chorwe; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khewra
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Patwe Morawan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Chorwe known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include hand tools and terracota pot. About 51% of the 318 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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 Chorwe

Of every 100 households in Chorwe in 2011, 21 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chorwe · ■ Amarpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**40%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%**

**92%

Use banking services ****33%**

**39%

Television ****7%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**35%

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 Chorwe?

■ Chorwe · ■ Amarpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.0%**

**62.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****916**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**945

Working population ****32.3%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.4% for men and 61.8% for women. 50% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 247 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 572 (54%) · **■** Household industry 79 (8%) · **■** Other work 93 (9%) · **■** Marginal 60 (6%)

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 Amarpur

- Gorgawan3,562 people
- Sihuri3,559 people
- Garibpur3,433 people
- Khemi Chak3,412 people
- Bishunpur3,137 people
- Kamdeopur3,045 people
- Baijudih3,009 people
- Majhgain3,003 people

[All 176 villages in Amarpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/amarpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chorwe from Banka?25 km by road
- What is the population of Chorwe?3,255 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chorwe in?Banka district (Amarpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chorwe?70.0% (Census 2011)