# Choar Village, Tan Kuppa, Gaya (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Tan Kuppa, Gaya 

# Choar

Choar is a village in Tan Kuppa sub-district of Gaya district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,970 people in 821 households**, the 2nd largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%.

- 5,970people (2011)
- 821households
- 60.4%literacy
- 910females per 1,000 males

## Choar PIN code and other codes

Choar falls in Tan Kuppa sub-district, Gaya district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChoar
- Community development blockTan Kuppa
- Census village code256674

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

## How far is Choar from nearby towns?

- Tan Kuppa (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Gaya (district HQ)33 km by road
- Gaya (nearest town)33 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 Choar?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Choar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tankuppa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gaya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Choar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 63% of the 679 hectares of village land is sown, and 301 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 Choar

Of every 100 households in Choar in 2011, 1 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Choar · ■ Tan Kuppa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**92%

Tap water ****10%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**96%

Use banking services ****18%**

**44%

Television ****2%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**38%

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 Choar?

■ Choar · ■ Tan Kuppa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.4%**

**56.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**947

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835**

**963

Working population ****41.1%**

**38.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.5% for men and 49.5% for women. 50% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 311 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,029 (42%) · **■** Household industry 11 (0%) · **■** Other work 147 (6%) · **■** Marginal 953 (39%)

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 Tan Kuppa

- Tankuppa7,780 people
- Dhibar5,790 people
- Jagarnathpur5,345 people
- Barsauna5,343 people
- Akurahwan3,906 people

[All 103 villages in Tan Kuppa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gaya/tan-kuppa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Choar from Gaya?33 km by road
- What is the population of Choar?5,970 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Choar in?Gaya district (Tan Kuppa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Choar?60.4% (Census 2011)