# Chaukiya Village, Simri, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/simri/chaukiya/ Village · Simri, Buxar # Chaukiya Chaukiya is a village in Simri sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,574 people in 280 households**, the 42nd largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%. - 1,574people (2011) - 280households - 69.4%literacy - 917females per 1,000 males ## Chaukiya PIN code and other codes Chaukiya falls in Simri sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDhakaich - Community development blockSimri - Census village code247929 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chaukiya from nearby towns? - Simri (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Buxar (district HQ)26 km by road - Dumraon (nearest town)8 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 Chaukiya? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Chaukiya; 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 - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kathar - ○Degree college5–10 km · Dumri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 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 Chaukiya known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 87% of the 103 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Chaukiya Of every 100 households in Chaukiya in 2011, 1 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chaukiya · ■ Simri rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **13% Toilet within the home ****6%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **77% Tap water ****2%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****97%** **76% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **91% Use banking services ****70%** **62% Television ****2%** **16% Mobile phone ****59%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **10% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****26%** **16% Own their home ****99%** **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 Chaukiya? ■ Chaukiya · ■ Simri rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%** **68.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917** **909 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917** **921 Working population ****33.0%** **31.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.9% for men and 54.8% for women. 42% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 136 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (20%) · **■** Household industry 19 (4%) · **■** Other work 17 (3%) · **■** Marginal 242 (47%) 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 Simri - Panrepur1,693 people - Nagarpura1,666 people - Chandpali1,640 people - Nagwan Jagdish1,596 people - Rajpur Kalan1,572 people - Dhanaha1,554 people - Rajpur Kalan1,431 people - Ganauli1,418 people [All 156 villages in Simri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/simri/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chaukiya from Buxar?26 km by road - What is the population of Chaukiya?1,574 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chaukiya in?Buxar district (Simri sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chaukiya?69.4% (Census 2011)