# Chhawan Village, Durgawati, Kaimur (Bihar) – PIN Code

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/durgawati/chhawan/

Village · Durgawati, Kaimur 

# Chhawan

Chhawan is a village in Durgawati sub-district of Kaimur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,105 people in 327 households**, the 22nd largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.1%.

- 2,105people (2011)
- 327households
- 70.3%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Chhawan PIN code and other codes

Chhawan falls in Durgawati sub-district, Kaimur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChhav
- Community development blockDurgawati
- Census village code249529

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

## How far is Chhawan from nearby towns?

- Durgawati (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Bhabua (district HQ)46 km by road
- Bhabua (nearest town)46 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 Chhawan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhabua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhabua
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Chhawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 280 hectares of village land is sown, and 241 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 Chhawan

Of every 100 households in Chhawan in 2011, 9 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chhawan · ■ Durgawati rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**24%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**48%

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

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****41%**

**46%

Television ****26%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****12%**

**22%

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 Chhawan?

■ Chhawan · ■ Durgawati rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%**

**71.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**927

Working population ****29.8%**

**28.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.2% for men and 59.8% for women. 42% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 122 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 87 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 81 (13%) · **■** Marginal 337 (54%)

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 Durgawati

- Kulharia2,367 people
- Kasthari2,297 people
- Mansurpur2,231 people
- Bichhiya2,111 people
- Sariawan2,046 people
- Bheria1,974 people
- Kurari1,907 people
- Kabilaspur1,835 people

[All 108 villages in Durgawati](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kaimur/durgawati/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chhawan from Bhabua?46 km by road
- What is the population of Chhawan?2,105 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhawan in?Kaimur district (Durgawati sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chhawan?70.3% (Census 2011)