# Chonha Village, Dumaria, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dumaria, Gaya 

# Chonha

Chonha is a village in Dumaria sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,698 people in 447 households**, the 9th largest of 111 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.8%.

- 2,698people (2011)
- 447households
- 34.6%literacy
- 927females per 1,000 males

## Chonha PIN code and other codes

Chonha falls in Dumaria sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNarayanpur
- Community development blockDumaria
- Census village code256261

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

## How far is Chonha from nearby towns?

- Dumaria (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)80 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)42 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 Chonha?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Chonha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 33% of the 546 hectares of village land is sown, and 108 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 Chonha

Of every 100 households in Chonha in 2011, 7 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chonha · ■ Dumaria rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**87%

Tap water ****15%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**1%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****26%**

**34%

Television ****5%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****13%**

**35%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Chonha?

■ Chonha · ■ Dumaria rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****34.6%**

**55.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927**

**927

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031**

**954

Working population ****43.0%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 39.2% for men and 29.5% for women. 50% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 144 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 333 (29%) · **■** Household industry 50 (4%) · **■** Other work 54 (5%) · **■** Marginal 579 (50%)

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 Dumaria

- Salaiya3,256 people
- Kolhubar3,225 people
- Mataha3,172 people
- Mahuri2,884 people
- Nanai2,687 people
- Bhokaha2,473 people
- Narayanpur2,401 people
- Pankara2,388 people

[All 124 villages in Dumaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/dumaria/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chonha from Gaya?80 km by road
- What is the population of Chonha?2,698 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chonha in?Gaya district (Dumaria sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chonha?34.6% (Census 2011)