Village · Gaya Town C.D.Block, Gaya # Charowa Charowa is a village in Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 1,398 people in 271 households, the 49th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%. - 1,398 people (2011) - 271 households - 73.1% literacy - 942 females per 1,000 males ## Charowa PIN code and other codes Charowa falls in Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayat Dhansir - Community development block Gaya Town C.D.Block - Census village code 255393 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Charowa from nearby towns? - Gaya Town C.D.Block (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Gaya (district HQ) 5 km by road - Gaya (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Charowa? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Charowa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Khurar - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Gaya - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Gaya - ○ Primary health centre 10+ km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 4 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Charowa known for? The main crops are paddy. About 25% of the 326 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Charowa Of every 100 households in Charowa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Charowa · ■ Gaya Town C.D.Block rural average - Electricity for lighting 0% 21% - Toilet within the home 10% 26% - No toilet (open defecation) 90% 73% - Tap water 1% 3% - Drinking water within premises 38% 51% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 87% - Use banking services 17% 50% - Television 6% 22% - Mobile phone 53% 50% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 9% 8% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 19% 30% - Own their home 99% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Charowa? ■ Charowa · ■ Gaya Town C.D.Block rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 73.1% 61.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 942 940 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 844 974 - Working population 32.8% 35.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.4% for men and 67.6% for women. 47% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 50 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 153 (33%) · ■ Household industry 27 (6%) · ■ Other work 136 (30%) · ■ Marginal 92 (20%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Gaya Town C.D.Block - Katahri 1,532 people - Pathraura 1,484 people - Kasma 1,437 people - Chatarghat 1,431 people - Qazi chak 1,367 people - Gangapur 1,342 people - Naugarh 1,322 people - Dumra 1,319 people All 87 villages in Gaya Town C.D.Block ## Quick answers - How far is Charowa from Gaya? 5 km by road - What is the population of Charowa? 1,398 (Census 2011) - Which district is Charowa in? Gaya district (Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Charowa? 73.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gaya-town-c-d-block/charowa/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.