# Chaphwa Village, Katiya, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Katiya, Gopalganj 

# Chaphwa

Chaphwa is a village in Katiya sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **348 people in 46 households**, the 87th largest of 101 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.3%.

- 348people (2011)
- 46households
- 66.0%literacy
- 1,035females per 1,000 males

## Chaphwa PIN code and other codes

Chaphwa falls in Katiya sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKarkataha
- Community development blockKatiya
- Census village code229768

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

## How far is Chaphwa from nearby towns?

- Katiya (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)68 km by road
- Katiya (nearest town)6 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 Chaphwa?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chaphwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Pakaha
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Bhore
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhore
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 Chaphwa known for?

The main crops are **wheat, maize and potato**. About 80% of the 15 hectares of village land is sown, and 10 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 Chaphwa

Of every 100 households in Chaphwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chaphwa · ■ Katiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**16%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**8%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**59%

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

**6%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****56%**

**68%

Television ****27%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**78%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****6%**

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Chaphwa?

■ Chaphwa · ■ Katiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.0%**

**66.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1035**

**1114

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**979

Working population ****24.7%**

**30.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.5% for men and 56.7% for women. 46% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 31 (36%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (12%) · **■** Marginal 44 (51%)

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 Katiya

- Kalyanpur435 people
- Barwa427 people
- Bhopatpur426 people
- Sukhsenwa Deu Ray390 people
- Burhia Bari333 people
- Barehi319 people
- Bharthahi311 people
- Khadahi302 people

[All 116 villages in Katiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/katiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chaphwa from Gopalganj?68 km by road
- What is the population of Chaphwa?348 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaphwa in?Gopalganj district (Katiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chaphwa?66.0% (Census 2011)