# Choraya Khurd Village, Jagdishpur, Bhagalpur (Bihar)

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Village · Jagdishpur, Bhagalpur 

# Choraya Khurd

Choraya Khurd is a village in Jagdishpur sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **271 people in 57 households**, the 74th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 271people (2011)
- 57households
- 83.3%literacy
- 1,053females per 1,000 males

## Choraya Khurd PIN code and other codes

Choraya Khurd falls in Jagdishpur sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPuraini South
- Community development blockJagdishpur
- Census village code240156

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

## How far is Choraya Khurd from nearby towns?

- Jagdishpur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)20 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town)20 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 Choraya Khurd?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 10 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 Choraya Khurd known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 56% of the 57 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Choraya Khurd

Of every 100 households in Choraya Khurd in 2011, 10 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Choraya Khurd · ■ Jagdishpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****10%**

**38%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**63%

Tap water ****0%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**75%

Use banking services ****57%**

**45%

Television ****13%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****54%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**32%

Own their home ****98%**

**96%

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 Choraya Khurd?

■ Choraya Khurd · ■ Jagdishpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.3%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1053**

**892

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048**

**968

Working population ****29.2%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.1% for men and 76.9% for women. 50% of men and 9% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 37 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (4%) · **■** Household industry 4 (5%) · **■** Other work 5 (6%) · **■** Marginal 30 (38%)

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 Jagdishpur

- Saidpur363 people
- Karampur359 people
- Motwoffachak314 people
- Binandi302 people
- Etwarihat264 people
- Bardiha235 people
- Rasulpur208 people
- Mahespur192 people

[All 165 villages in Jagdishpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/jagdishpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Choraya Khurd from Bhagalpur?20 km by road
- What is the population of Choraya Khurd?271 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Choraya Khurd in?Bhagalpur district (Jagdishpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Choraya Khurd?83.3% (Census 2011)