# Chakwath Village, Behea, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/behea/chakwath/ Village · Behea, Bhojpur # Chakwath Chakwath is a village in Behea sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,964 people in 760 households**, the 6th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%. - 4,964people (2011) - 760households - 70.9%literacy - 979females per 1,000 males ## Chakwath PIN code and other codes Chakwath falls in Behea sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatChakwath - Community development blockBehea - Census village code247184 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chakwath from nearby towns? - Behea (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Arrah (district HQ)25 km by road - Behea (nearest town)3 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 Chakwath? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Chakwath; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shahpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Arrah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 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 Chakwath known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 482 hectares of village land is sown, and 305 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 Chakwath Of every 100 households in Chakwath in 2011, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chakwath · ■ Behea rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **8% Toilet within the home ****13%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **80% Tap water ****7%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****83%** **77% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **88% Use banking services ****62%** **60% Television ****13%** **19% Mobile phone ****74%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****14%** **21% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Chakwath? ■ Chakwath · ■ Behea rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.9%** **69.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896** **923 Working population ****30.9%** **25.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.6% for men and 59.2% for women. 41% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 372 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 262 (17%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 169 (11%) · **■** Marginal 726 (47%) 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 Behea - Katea6,329 people - Osain6,308 people - Kaleyanpur5,923 people - Gaudar Rudar Nagar5,015 people - Bagahin4,653 people - Tiar4,338 people - Kamriaon4,259 people - Doghra4,108 people [All 98 villages in Behea](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/behea/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chakwath from Arrah?25 km by road - What is the population of Chakwath?4,964 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chakwath in?Bhojpur district (Behea sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chakwath?70.9% (Census 2011)