# Chaurahar Village, Gaya Town C.D.Block, Gaya (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gaya-town-c-d-block/chaurahar/ Village · Gaya Town C.D.Block, Gaya # Chaurahar Chaurahar is a village in Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,774 people in 265 households**, the 38th largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.9%. - 1,774people (2011) - 265households - 68.6%literacy - 877females per 1,000 males ## Chaurahar PIN code and other codes Chaurahar falls in Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDhansir - Community development blockGaya Town C.D.Block - Census village code255391 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chaurahar from nearby towns? - Gaya Town C.D.Block (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Gaya (district HQ)4 km by road - Gaya (nearest town)4 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 Chaurahar? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Chaurahar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khurar - ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Chaurahar known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 233 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Chaurahar Of every 100 households in Chaurahar in 2011, 9 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chaurahar · ■ Gaya Town C.D.Block rural average Electricity for lighting ****9%** **21% Toilet within the home ****22%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **73% Tap water ****3%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **87% Use banking services ****66%** **50% Television ****36%** **22% Mobile phone ****58%** **50% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****24%** **30% Own their home ****98%** **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 Chaurahar? ■ Chaurahar · ■ Gaya Town C.D.Block rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%** **61.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877** **940 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986** **974 Working population ****26.4%** **35.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.7% for men and 58.0% for women. 42% of men and 9% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 52 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 20 (4%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 129 (28%) · **■** Marginal 261 (56%) 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 Gaya Town C.D.Block - Dabbo1,820 people - Chhattu Badh1,810 people - Bhikhanpur1,802 people - Hario1,786 people - Sherpur1,715 people - Korwan1,703 people - Kusarhi1,646 people - Bishunganj1,579 people [All 87 villages in Gaya Town C.D.Block](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gaya-town-c-d-block/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chaurahar from Gaya?4 km by road - What is the population of Chaurahar?1,774 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chaurahar in?Gaya district (Gaya Town C.D.Block sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chaurahar?68.6% (Census 2011)