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

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Village · Itarhi, Buxar 

# Chameli

Chameli is a village in Itarhi sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **716 people in 118 households**, the 80th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 716people (2011)
- 118households
- 49.4%literacy
- 817females per 1,000 males

## Chameli PIN code and other codes

Chameli falls in Itarhi sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHarpur Jaipur
- Community development blockItarhi
- Census village code248764

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

## How far is Chameli from nearby towns?

- Itarhi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)25 km by road
- Buxar (nearest town)25 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 Chameli?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Chameli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Shauna
- ○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 officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 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)4 h summer · 4 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 Chameli known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and oil seeds**. About 90% of the 86 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Chameli

Of every 100 households in Chameli in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chameli · ■ Itarhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**82%

Tap water ****3%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****96%**

**70%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**94%

Use banking services ****50%**

**55%

Television ****1%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**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 Chameli?

■ Chameli · ■ Itarhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.4%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****817**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****805**

**946

Working population ****27.7%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.2% for men and 32.5% for women. 47% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 85 (43%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (44%) · **■** Other work 18 (9%) · **■** Marginal 8 (4%)

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

- Gopalpur795 people
- Sahipur787 people
- Sidhabandh770 people
- Itaunha737 people
- Alampur694 people
- Jahanpur674 people
- Raksia671 people
- Bara Dih661 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Chameli from Buxar?25 km by road
- What is the population of Chameli?716 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chameli in?Buxar district (Itarhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chameli?49.4% (Census 2011)