# Chorain Village, Udwant Nagar, Bhojpur (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/udwant-nagar/chorain/ Village · Udwant Nagar, Bhojpur # Chorain Chorain is a village in Udwant Nagar sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar, PIN code **802312**. The 2011 Census counted **1,987 people in 362 households**, the 24th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%. - 1,987people (2011) - 362households - 73.4%literacy - 802312PIN code ## Chorain PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chorain is 802312.** Chorain falls in Udwant Nagar sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar. - PIN code802312 - Gram panchayatEkouna - Community development blockUdwant Nagar - Census village code247040 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chorain from nearby towns? - Udwant Nagar (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Arrah (district HQ)5 km by road - Arrah (nearest town)5 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 Chorain? 9 services counted by the Census are inside Chorain; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Arrah - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Arrah - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Arrah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 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 Chorain known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 237 hectares of village land is sown, and 187 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 Chorain Of every 100 households in Chorain in 2011, 71 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chorain · ■ Udwant Nagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****71%** **12% Toilet within the home ****33%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****67%** **76% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****73%** **70% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **91% Use banking services ****82%** **63% Television ****50%** **20% Mobile phone ****58%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****27%** **27% 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 Chorain? ■ Chorain · ■ Udwant Nagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%** **69.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942** **910 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952** **912 Working population ****25.2%** **28.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.6% for men and 63.6% for women. 42% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 107 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 101 (20%) · **■** Marginal 290 (58%) 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 Udwant Nagar - Khalisa2,169 people - Sonpura2,162 people - Mahuli Buzurg2,011 people - Pakariabar2,000 people - Bishunpur1,819 people - Milki1,781 people - Kusamha1,770 people - Dariapur1,751 people [All 76 villages in Udwant Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhojpur/udwant-nagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chorain?802312 - How far is Chorain from Arrah?5 km by road - What is the population of Chorain?1,987 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chorain in?Bhojpur district (Udwant Nagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chorain?73.4% (Census 2011)