# Chafwa Village, Bhorey, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bhorey, Gopalganj 

# Chafwa

Chafwa is a village in Bhorey sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,217 people in 210 households**, the 43rd largest of 154 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 1,217people (2011)
- 210households
- 68.0%literacy
- 1,146females per 1,000 males

## Chafwa PIN code and other codes

Chafwa falls in Bhorey sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChakarwa
- Community development blockBhorey
- Census village code230057

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

## How far is Chafwa from nearby towns?

- Bhorey (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)56 km by road
- Kataiya (nearest town)14 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 Chafwa?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Chafwa; 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
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhorey
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bhorey
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Chafwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 143 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Chafwa

Of every 100 households in Chafwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 94 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chafwa · ■ Bhorey rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****95%**

**88%

Tap water ****2%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**47%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**95%

Use banking services ****95%**

**68%

Television ****19%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****94%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**14%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****0%**

**9%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Chafwa?

■ Chafwa · ■ Bhorey rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.0%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1146**

**1064

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915**

**959

Working population ****25.6%**

**31.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 55.9% for women. 38% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (31%) · **■** Household industry 18 (6%) · **■** Other work 34 (11%) · **■** Marginal 109 (35%)

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 Bhorey

- Parrauna1,304 people
- Bantaria Jagdish1,302 people
- Pakhopali1,281 people
- Bhadohi1,269 people
- Jigna Pandit1,208 people
- Khajurha Misir1,189 people
- Noniyan Chhapra1,171 people
- Barahara1,148 people

[All 172 villages in Bhorey](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/bhorey/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chafwa from Gopalganj?56 km by road
- What is the population of Chafwa?1,217 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chafwa in?Gopalganj district (Bhorey sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chafwa?68.0% (Census 2011)