# Chamarpur Village, Shahpur, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Shahpur, Bhojpur 

# Chamarpur

Chamarpur is a village in Shahpur sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,822 people in 250 households**, the 35th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.

- 1,822people (2011)
- 250households
- 79.3%literacy
- 785females per 1,000 males

## Chamarpur PIN code and other codes

Chamarpur falls in Shahpur sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBahoranpur
- Community development blockShahpur
- Census village code246621

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

## How far is Chamarpur from nearby towns?

- Shahpur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ)38 km by road
- Shahpur (nearest town)10 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 Chamarpur?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Arrah
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxer
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps
- 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 Chamarpur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 17% of the 121 hectares of village land is sown, and 9 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 Chamarpur

Of every 100 households in Chamarpur in 2011, 15 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chamarpur · ■ Shahpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****15%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**82%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****85%**

**74%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**90%

Use banking services ****69%**

**63%

Television ****18%**

**18%

Mobile phone ****89%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**15%

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 Chamarpur?

■ Chamarpur · ■ Shahpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.3%**

**70.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****785**

**894

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****836**

**909

Working population ****31.6%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.5% for men and 66.0% for women. 47% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 47 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (14%) · **■** Household industry 65 (11%) · **■** Other work 136 (24%) · **■** Marginal 249 (43%)

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 Shahpur

- Suremarpur2,038 people
- Parsonda1,967 people
- Bhimpatti1,961 people
- Ramdihra1,903 people
- Paharpur1,822 people
- Randa Dih1,808 people
- Chanda1,803 people
- Madhopur1,755 people

[All 137 villages in Shahpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/shahpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chamarpur from Arrah?38 km by road
- What is the population of Chamarpur?1,822 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chamarpur in?Bhojpur district (Shahpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chamarpur?79.3% (Census 2011)