# Chakwa Village, Jagdishpur, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/jagdishpur/chakwa/ Village · Jagdishpur, Bhojpur # Chakwa Chakwa is a village in Jagdishpur sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **12,814 people in 1,966 households**, the 3rd largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.7%. - 12,814people (2011) - 1,966households - 67.9%literacy - 934females per 1,000 males ## Chakwa PIN code and other codes Chakwa falls in Jagdishpur sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatChakwan - Community development blockJagdishpur - Census village code247242 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chakwa from nearby towns? - Jagdishpur (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Arrah (district HQ)39 km by road - Jagdishpur (nearest town)7 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 Chakwa? 22 services counted by the Census are inside Chakwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 9 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn 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 · Jagdishpur - ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river 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 Chakwa known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 57% of the 419 hectares of village land is sown, and 158 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 Chakwa Of every 100 households in Chakwa in 2011, 14 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chakwa · ■ Jagdishpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****14%** **5% Toilet within the home ****14%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **83% Tap water ****10%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****64%** **73% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **92% Use banking services ****58%** **63% Television ****16%** **12% Mobile phone ****64%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****18%** **23% Own their home ****98%** **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 Chakwa? ■ Chakwa · ■ Jagdishpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.9%** **67.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934** **910 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928** **908 Working population ****28.2%** **34.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.1% for men and 54.9% for women. 45% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 862 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,448 (40%) · **■** Household industry 230 (6%) · **■** Other work 454 (13%) · **■** Marginal 616 (17%) 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 - Danwan14,523 people - Aer13,305 people - Kaunra10,466 people - Babhniyawan9,945 people - Barnaon9,491 people - Dalippur8,921 people [All 91 villages in Jagdishpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/jagdishpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chakwa from Arrah?39 km by road - What is the population of Chakwa?12,814 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chakwa in?Bhojpur district (Jagdishpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chakwa?67.9% (Census 2011)