# Chawa Village, Mohanpur, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mohanpur, Gaya 

# Chawa

Chawa is a village in Mohanpur sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **779 people in 139 households**, the 88th largest of 212 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.4%.

- 779people (2011)
- 139households
- 49.7%literacy
- 1,072females per 1,000 males

## Chawa PIN code and other codes

Chawa falls in Mohanpur sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatGopalkera
- Community development blockMohanpur
- Census village code257177

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

## How far is Chawa from nearby towns?

- Mohanpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)40 km by road
- Sherghati (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 Chawa?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Khargapura
- ○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 bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Chawa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 65% of the 83 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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 Chawa

Of every 100 households in Chawa in 2011, 20 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chawa · ■ Mohanpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**16%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****18%**

**40%

Television ****3%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****66%**

**35%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chawa?

■ Chawa · ■ Mohanpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.7%**

**56.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1072**

**985

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1465**

**974

Working population ****27.7%**

**39.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.4% for men and 40.8% for women. 55% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 37 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (9%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 159 (74%)

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 Mohanpur

- Jadua Chak829 people
- Majhauli808 people
- Chitar Bisrawan807 people
- Piparsot780 people
- Dhamni777 people
- Paroriya769 people
- Tetaria751 people
- Ledahi739 people

[All 231 villages in Mohanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/mohanpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chawa from Gaya?40 km by road
- What is the population of Chawa?779 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chawa in?Gaya district (Mohanpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chawa?49.7% (Census 2011)