# Chanawe Village, Thawe, Gopalganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Thawe, Gopalganj 

# Chanawe

Chanawe is a village in Thawe sub-district of Gopalganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,500 people in 499 households**, the 14th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%.

- 3,500people (2011)
- 499households
- 63.1%literacy
- 900females per 1,000 males

## Chanawe PIN code and other codes

Chanawe falls in Thawe sub-district, Gopalganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatLachhwar
- Community development blockThawe
- Census village code230828

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

## How far is Chanawe from nearby towns?

- Thawe (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Gopalganj (district HQ)11 km by road
- Gopalganj (nearest town)11 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 Chanawe?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chanawe; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thawe
- ○Degree college10+ km · Gopalganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 2 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 Chanawe known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 197 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Chanawe

Of every 100 households in Chanawe in 2011, 6 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chanawe · ■ Thawe rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**21%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**35%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**64%

Tap water ****2%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**73%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**87%

Use banking services ****54%**

**66%

Television ****10%**

**20%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**74%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**15%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**10%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chanawe?

■ Chanawe · ■ Thawe rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**69.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**967

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970**

**963

Working population ****29.1%**

**26.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.2% for men and 49.3% for women. 45% of men and 12% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 38 (4%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 187 (18%) · **■** Marginal 752 (74%)

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 Thawe

- Lachhwar4,160 people
- Bhusanw3,935 people
- Barari Jagdish3,926 people
- Pakho Pali3,559 people
- Jagmalwa3,279 people
- Bheria3,111 people
- Bedu Tola3,059 people
- Chitu Tola2,877 people

[All 53 villages in Thawe](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/gopalganj/thawe/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chanawe from Gopalganj?11 km by road
- What is the population of Chanawe?3,500 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chanawe in?Gopalganj district (Thawe sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chanawe?63.1% (Census 2011)