# Chalna Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/chalna/ Village · Dhuraiya, Banka # Chalna Chalna is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,420 people in 773 households**, the 10th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%. - 4,420people (2011) - 773households - 67.7%literacy - 870females per 1,000 males ## Chalna PIN code and other codes Chalna falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatChalna - Community development blockDhuraiya - Census village code241139 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chalna from nearby towns? - Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Banka (district HQ)35 km by road - Banka (nearest town)35 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 Chalna? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Chalna; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Athmaha - ○Degree college10+ km · Dhoraiya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - 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 Chalna known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. Products made here include farm equipment. About 59% of the 333 hectares of village land is sown, and 196 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 Chalna Of every 100 households in Chalna in 2011, 10 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chalna · ■ Dhuraiya rural average Electricity for lighting ****10%** **20% Toilet within the home ****10%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **91% Tap water ****2%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **91% Use banking services ****26%** **32% Television ****7%** **6% Mobile phone ****47%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****28%** **34% Own their home ****99%** **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 Chalna? ■ Chalna · ■ Dhuraiya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.7%** **58.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870** **909 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****960** **943 Working population ****39.4%** **40.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.2% for men and 56.4% for women. 48% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 136 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 881 (51%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 82 (5%) · **■** Marginal 633 (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 Dhuraiya - Jaipur4,894 people - Babura4,873 people - Jotha4,686 people - Rangaon4,484 people - Kadma3,928 people - Hasai3,670 people - Karharia3,587 people - Mahela3,446 people [All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chalna from Banka?35 km by road - What is the population of Chalna?4,420 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chalna in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chalna?67.7% (Census 2011)