# Charan Village, Sikandra, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sikandra, Jamui 

# Charan

Charan is a village in Sikandra sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar, PIN code **811315**. The 2011 Census counted **2,504 people in 376 households**, the 21st largest of 64 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.1%.

- 2,504people (2011)
- 376households
- 62.0%literacy
- 811315PIN code

## Charan PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Charan is 811315.** Charan falls in Sikandra sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar.

- PIN code811315
- Gram panchayatIta Sagar
- Community development blockSikandra
- Census village code258634

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

## How far is Charan from nearby towns?

- Sikandra (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Jamui (district HQ)15 km by road
- Jamui (nearest town)15 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 Charan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sikandra
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamui
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Charan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 22% of the 259 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Charan

Of every 100 households in Charan in 2011, 1 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Charan · ■ Sikandra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**8%

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

**20%

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

**79%

Tap water ****3%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****11%**

**24%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****38%**

**40%

Television ****2%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****42%**

**31%

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 Charan?

■ Charan · ■ Sikandra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.0%**

**60.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**955

Working population ****40.9%**

**38.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.6% for men and 44.5% for women. 43% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 73 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 99 (10%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (2%) · **■** Marginal 830 (81%)

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 Sikandra

- Sabal Bigha2,891 people
- Pirhanda2,601 people
- Tal Saharsa2,590 people
- Konan2,579 people
- Khardih2,279 people
- Dhanwe2,149 people
- Patamar1,911 people
- Karma1,864 people

[All 68 villages in Sikandra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/sikandra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Charan?811315
- How far is Charan from Jamui?15 km by road
- What is the population of Charan?2,504 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Charan in?Jamui district (Sikandra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Charan?62.0% (Census 2011)