# Chunuk Bigha Village, Gurua, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Gurua, Gaya 

# Chunuk Bigha

Chunuk Bigha is a village in Gurua sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **942 people in 136 households**, the 81st largest of 170 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 942people (2011)
- 136households
- 54.0%literacy
- 865females per 1,000 males

## Chunuk Bigha PIN code and other codes

Chunuk Bigha falls in Gurua sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSimaru
- Community development blockGurua
- Census village code255640

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

## How far is Chunuk Bigha from nearby towns?

- Gurua (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)56 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)20 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 Chunuk Bigha?

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

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Gurua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sherghati
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Chunuk Bigha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 59% of the 24 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Chunuk Bigha

Of every 100 households in Chunuk Bigha in 2011, 7 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 25 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chunuk Bigha · ■ Gurua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**44%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****76%**

**44%

Television ****8%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****25%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****49%**

**31%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Chunuk Bigha?

■ Chunuk Bigha · ■ Gurua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.0%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****865**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****828**

**961

Working population ****46.6%**

**40.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.4% for men and 42.2% for women. 44% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 15 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 145 (33%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 66 (15%) · **■** Marginal 211 (48%)

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 Gurua

- Khairi977 people
- Domiyan953 people
- Pendapur952 people
- Sugaris944 people
- Jalpa934 people
- Shukul Khap933 people
- Chalhopur931 people
- Salaipura912 people

[All 182 villages in Gurua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/gurua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chunuk Bigha from Gaya?56 km by road
- What is the population of Chunuk Bigha?942 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chunuk Bigha in?Gaya district (Gurua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chunuk Bigha?54.0% (Census 2011)