# Chechra Village, Barahat, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barahat, Banka 

# Chechra

Chechra is a village in Barahat sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **913 people in 172 households**, the 37th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.0%.

- 913people (2011)
- 172households
- 50.4%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Chechra PIN code and other codes

Chechra falls in Barahat sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLaurhia Khurd
- Community development blockBarahat
- Census village code241202

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

## How far is Chechra from nearby towns?

- Barahat (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)15 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)15 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 Chechra?

2 services counted by the Census are inside Chechra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Jasopathra
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Banka
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Chechra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 93 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Chechra

Of every 100 households in Chechra in 2011, 34 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chechra · ■ Barahat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****34%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****34%**

**37%

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

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**87%

Use banking services ****48%**

**41%

Television ****2%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**36%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

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 Chechra?

■ Chechra · ■ Barahat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.4%**

**60.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893**

**935

Working population ****51.5%**

**33.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.8% for men and 34.9% for women. 49% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 139 (30%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 320 (68%)

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 Barahat

- Kachmachia1,152 people
- Chapra1,067 people
- Bania Chak999 people
- Baidachak978 people
- Mohani906 people
- Guwarba885 people
- Khiri877 people
- Janukita855 people

[All 73 villages in Barahat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/barahat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chechra from Banka?15 km by road
- What is the population of Chechra?913 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chechra in?Banka district (Barahat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chechra?50.4% (Census 2011)