# Chikwaliya Village, Bijaipur, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Bijaipur, Gopalganj 

# Chikwaliya

Chikwaliya is a village in Bijaipur sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **222 people in 29 households**, the 105th largest of 125 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 64.0%.

- 222people (2011)
- 29households
- 41.1%literacy
- 1,155females per 1,000 males

## Chikwaliya PIN code and other codes

Chikwaliya falls in Bijaipur sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMusahri
- Community development blockBijaipur
- Census village code229995

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

## How far is Chikwaliya from nearby towns?

- Bijaipur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)51 km by road
- Katia (nearest town)22 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 Chikwaliya?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Chikwaliya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Ranipur
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhore
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gopalganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Chikwaliya known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 87 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 Chikwaliya

Of every 100 households in Chikwaliya in 2011, 60 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chikwaliya · ■ Bijaipur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****60%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**89%

Tap water ****100%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****47%**

**50%

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

**3%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****93%**

**67%

Television ****7%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****83%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**14%

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

**3%

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

**7%

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 Chikwaliya?

■ Chikwaliya · ■ Bijaipur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.1%**

**64.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1155**

**1084

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1136**

**957

Working population ****18.5%**

**32.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.6% for men and 28.7% for women. 37% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 2 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (17%) · **■** Other work 31 (76%) · **■** Marginal 1 (2%)

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 Bijaipur

- Rande315 people
- Karmanpur296 people
- Harpur236 people
- Sonbarsa236 people
- Naua Dih214 people
- Bhathwa197 people
- Rampur169 people
- Bamhnauli167 people

[All 143 villages in Bijaipur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/bijaipur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chikwaliya from Gopalganj?51 km by road
- What is the population of Chikwaliya?222 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chikwaliya in?Gopalganj district (Bijaipur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chikwaliya?41.1% (Census 2011)