# Chanpi Village, Sherghati, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sherghati, Gaya 

# Chanpi

Chanpi is a village in Sherghati sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,065 people in 404 households**, the 19th largest of 82 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 59.9%.

- 2,065people (2011)
- 404households
- 60.6%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Chanpi PIN code and other codes

Chanpi falls in Sherghati sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChampi
- Community development blockSherghati
- Census village code256280

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

## How far is Chanpi from nearby towns?

- Sherghati (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)50 km by road
- Sherghati (nearest town)10 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 Chanpi?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sherghati
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Chanpi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 54% of the 157 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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 Chanpi

Of every 100 households in Chanpi in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chanpi · ■ Sherghati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**44%

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

**2%

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

**95%

Use banking services ****31%**

**42%

Television ****1%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**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 Chanpi?

■ Chanpi · ■ Sherghati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.6%**

**59.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**941

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1056**

**997

Working population ****38.1%**

**38.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.3% for men and 52.5% for women. 50% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 193 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 347 (44%) · **■** Household industry 26 (3%) · **■** Other work 167 (21%) · **■** Marginal 54 (7%)

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 Sherghati

- Kamat2,196 people
- Ghaghar2,182 people
- Dhob2,104 people
- Dhab Chiraya2,084 people
- Ghuji2,047 people
- Sondiha1,977 people
- Jaipur1,972 people
- Fazlaha1,918 people

[All 86 villages in Sherghati](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/sherghati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chanpi from Gaya?50 km by road
- What is the population of Chanpi?2,065 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chanpi in?Gaya district (Sherghati sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chanpi?60.6% (Census 2011)