# Cheya Village, Muhra, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Muhra, Gaya 

# Cheya

Cheya is a village in Muhra sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,571 people in 255 households**, the 22nd largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 1,571people (2011)
- 255households
- 68.2%literacy
- 877females per 1,000 males

## Cheya PIN code and other codes

Cheya falls in Muhra sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSewtar
- Community development blockMuhra
- Census village code255162

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

## How far is Cheya from nearby towns?

- Muhra (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)44 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)44 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 Cheya?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Cheya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bajirganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ 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 Cheya known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 241 hectares of village land is sown, and 230 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 Cheya

Of every 100 households in Cheya in 2011, 0 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Cheya · ■ Muhra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**86%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**96%

Use banking services ****54%**

**35%

Television ****14%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**2%

None of these assets ****14%**

**39%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Cheya?

■ Cheya · ■ Muhra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****877**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****853**

**957

Working population ****44.0%**

**41.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.0% for men and 54.9% for women. 50% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 372 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 223 (32%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 71 (10%) · **■** Marginal 25 (4%)

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 Muhra

- Chandpura1,685 people
- Chandaila1,630 people
- Tetaru1,608 people
- Tetar1,600 people
- Abhaipur1,560 people
- Jalalpur1,555 people
- Mahammadpur1,190 people
- Pakri1,132 people

[All 54 villages in Muhra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/muhra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Cheya from Gaya?44 km by road
- What is the population of Cheya?1,571 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Cheya in?Gaya district (Muhra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Cheya?68.2% (Census 2011)