# Chaumukha Village, Pranpur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Pranpur, Katihar 

# Chaumukha

Chaumukha is a village in Pranpur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **854116**. The 2011 Census counted **1,377 people in 316 households**, the 34th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 52.7%.

- 1,377people (2011)
- 316households
- 52.6%literacy
- 854116PIN code

## Chaumukha PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chaumukha is 854116.** Chaumukha falls in Pranpur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code854116
- Gram panchayatPranpur
- Community development blockPranpur
- Census village code225371

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

## How far is Chaumukha from nearby towns?

- Pranpur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)40 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)40 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 Chaumukha?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chaumukha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Chaumukha known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and jute**. About 70% of the 116 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Chaumukha

Of every 100 households in Chaumukha in 2011, 1 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chaumukha · ■ Pranpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****13%**

**45%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****36%**

**25%

Television ****2%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****30%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

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

**40%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chaumukha?

■ Chaumukha · ■ Pranpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.6%**

**52.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1113**

**959

Working population ****38.3%**

**35.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.4% for men and 38.7% for women. 48% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 7 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 79 (15%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 441 (84%)

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 Pranpur

- Harsua1,532 people
- Shahpur1,521 people
- Budhaili1,481 people
- Machola1,417 people
- Kebala Milik1,365 people
- Mahadeopur1,362 people
- Madansahi1,326 people
- Kamipur1,308 people

[All 85 villages in Pranpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/pranpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chaumukha?854116
- How far is Chaumukha from Katihar?40 km by road
- What is the population of Chaumukha?1,377 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaumukha in?Katihar district (Pranpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chaumukha?52.6% (Census 2011)