# Chaura Village, Belhar, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Belhar, Banka 

# Chaura

Chaura is a village in Belhar sub-district of Banka district, Bihar, PIN code **813202**. The 2011 Census counted **2,258 people in 479 households**, the 20th largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 2,258people (2011)
- 479households
- 62.5%literacy
- 813202PIN code

## Chaura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chaura is 813202.** Chaura falls in Belhar sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- PIN code813202
- Gram panchayatDhauri
- Community development blockBelhar
- Census village code241555

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

## How far is Chaura from nearby towns?

- Belhar (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)43 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)43 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 Chaura?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhoreganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Belhar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)2 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 Chaura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 59% of the 121 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Chaura

Of every 100 households in Chaura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chaura · ■ Belhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**89%

Tap water ****5%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****19%**

**27%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****30%**

**40%

Television ****6%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****42%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chaura?

■ Chaura · ■ Belhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.5%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**941

Working population ****43.1%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.3% for men and 52.2% for women. 52% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 25 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (10%) · **■** Household industry 26 (3%) · **■** Other work 31 (3%) · **■** Marginal 790 (81%)

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 Belhar

- Sahebganj2,395 people
- Tola Basmata2,345 people
- Khutahri2,329 people
- Chaiti2,319 people
- Kharundha2,176 people
- Tola Bahorna2,048 people
- Tola Chirauta1,937 people
- Bishunpur1,918 people

[All 172 villages in Belhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/belhar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chaura?813202
- How far is Chaura from Banka?43 km by road
- What is the population of Chaura?2,258 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaura in?Banka district (Belhar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chaura?62.5% (Census 2011)