# Nokhpura Village, Chaugain, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/chaugain/nokhpura/ Village · Chaugain, Buxar # Nokhpura Nokhpura is a village in Chaugain sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,700 people in 419 households**, the 6th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%. - 2,700people (2011) - 419households - 58.9%literacy - 869females per 1,000 males ## Nokhpura PIN code and other codes Nokhpura falls in Chaugain sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatKhewali - Community development blockChaugain - Census village code248067 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Nokhpura from nearby towns? - Chaugain (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Buxar (district HQ)20 km by road - Dumraon (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 Nokhpura? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Nokhpura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chaugain - ○Degree college10+ km · Dumri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 6 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 Nokhpura known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 59% of the 172 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Nokhpura Of every 100 households in Nokhpura in 2011, 12 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Nokhpura · ■ Chaugain rural average Electricity for lighting ****12%** **7% Toilet within the home ****22%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **79% Tap water ****4%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **72% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **95% Use banking services ****44%** **57% Television ****8%** **14% Mobile phone ****50%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****18%** **19% Own their home ****82%** **97% 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 Nokhpura? ■ Nokhpura · ■ Chaugain rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.9%** **69.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****869** **948 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980** **939 Working population ****43.7%** **38.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.3% for men and 45.5% for women. 56% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 25 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 264 (22%) · **■** Household industry 22 (2%) · **■** Other work 257 (22%) · **■** Marginal 613 (52%) 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 Chaugain - Murar5,040 people - Ojhabarawan3,821 people - Amsari3,296 people - Khewali2,800 people - Masahariya2,679 people - Thari2,343 people - Nachap1,938 people - Phaphdar1,662 people [All 23 villages in Chaugain](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/chaugain/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Nokhpura from Buxar?20 km by road - What is the population of Nokhpura?2,700 (Census 2011) - Which district is Nokhpura in?Buxar district (Chaugain sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Nokhpura?58.9% (Census 2011)