# Chaphan Village, Singhwara, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Singhwara, Darbhanga 

# Chaphan

Chaphan is a village in Singhwara sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code **847106**. The 2011 Census counted **498 people in 116 households**, the 77th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%.

- 498people (2011)
- 116households
- 70.1%literacy
- 847106PIN code

## Chaphan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chaphan is 847106.** Chaphan falls in Singhwara sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.

- PIN code847106
- Gram panchayatSinghwara Uttari
- Community development blockSinghwara
- Census village code226829

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

## How far is Chaphan from nearby towns?

- Singhwara (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ)30 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town)30 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 Chaphan?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Chaphan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Singhawara
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Singhawara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Laheriasarai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Chaphan known for?

The main crops are **wheat and pulse**. About 86% of the 276 hectares of village land is sown, and 134 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 Chaphan

Of every 100 households in Chaphan in 2011, 2 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 95 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chaphan · ■ Singhwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****40%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****40%**

**72%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**91%

Use banking services ****36%**

**37%

Television ****9%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****95%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**29%

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 Chaphan?

■ Chaphan · ■ Singhwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.1%**

**55.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****795**

**945

Working population ****49.8%**

**28.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 53.7% for women. 55% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 96 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (4%) · **■** Other work 38 (15%) · **■** Marginal 104 (42%)

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 Singhwara

- Bataul611 people
- Gobindpur554 people
- Bedauli512 people
- Bisaul505 people
- Mirzapur Jitwara449 people
- Manihas432 people
- Maheshpatti313 people
- Inamat275 people

[All 100 villages in Singhwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/singhwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chaphan?847106
- How far is Chaphan from Darbhanga?30 km by road
- What is the population of Chaphan?498 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaphan in?Darbhanga district (Singhwara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chaphan?70.1% (Census 2011)