# Chamela Village, Itarhi, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Itarhi, Buxar 

# Chamela

Chamela is a village in Itarhi sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar, PIN code **802123**. The 2011 Census counted **807 people in 107 households**, the 74th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 807people (2011)
- 107households
- 83.7%literacy
- 802123PIN code

## Chamela PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chamela is 802123.** Chamela falls in Itarhi sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- PIN code802123
- Gram panchayatBasao Kalan
- Community development blockItarhi
- Census village code248761

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

## How far is Chamela from nearby towns?

- Itarhi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)20 km by road
- Buxar (nearest town)20 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 Chamela?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chamela; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pasahara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sisaudha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 8 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 Chamela known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and oil seeds**. About 92% of the 177 hectares of village land is sown, and 145 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 Chamela

Of every 100 households in Chamela in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chamela · ■ Itarhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****90%**

**70%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****55%**

**55%

Television ****18%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**9%

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

**2%

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

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chamela?

■ Chamela · ■ Itarhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.7%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****716**

**946

Working population ****27.1%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.0% for men and 75.5% for women. 48% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 83 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (28%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 12 (5%) · **■** Marginal 61 (28%)

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 Itarhi

- Chilbili875 people
- Siktauna857 people
- Makundpur855 people
- Shauna843 people
- Turai Dehra803 people
- Gopalpur795 people
- Sahipur787 people
- Sidhabandh770 people

[All 167 villages in Itarhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/itarhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chamela?802123
- How far is Chamela from Buxar?20 km by road
- What is the population of Chamela?807 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chamela in?Buxar district (Itarhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chamela?83.7% (Census 2011)