# Chauri Village, Sahar, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sahar, Bhojpur 

# Chauri

Chauri is a village in Sahar sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar, PIN code **802208**. The 2011 Census counted **2,228 people in 394 households**, the 17th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 2,228people (2011)
- 394households
- 64.4%literacy
- 802208PIN code

## Chauri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chauri is 802208.** Chauri falls in Sahar sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- PIN code802208
- Gram panchayatChouri
- Community development blockSahar
- Census village code247771

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

## How far is Chauri from nearby towns?

- Sahar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)40 km by road
- Arwal (nearest town)19 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 Chauri?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sahar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arrah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps 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 Chauri known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 314 hectares of village land is sown, and 252 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 Chauri

Of every 100 households in Chauri in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chauri · ■ Sahar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****87%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****73%**

**60%

Television ****15%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**25%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chauri?

■ Chauri · ■ Sahar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038**

**966

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925**

**971

Working population ****37.6%**

**34.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.5% for men and 49.2% for women. 48% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 226 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 368 (44%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 58 (7%) · **■** Marginal 184 (22%)

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 Sahar

- Kharaon Chaturbhuj2,521 people
- Inurkhi2,492 people
- Dehri2,452 people
- Chak Chaudhari2,309 people
- Bajrean2,160 people
- Shiw Chak2,105 people
- Peur2,080 people
- Newada2,005 people

[All 56 villages in Sahar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/sahar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chauri?802208
- How far is Chauri from Arrah?40 km by road
- What is the population of Chauri?2,228 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chauri in?Bhojpur district (Sahar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chauri?64.4% (Census 2011)