# Muzafferpur Sham Village, Chautham, Khagaria (Bihar)

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Village · Chautham, Khagaria 

# Muzafferpur Sham

Muzafferpur Sham is a village in Chautham sub-district of Khagaria district, Bihar, PIN code **851216**. The 2011 Census counted **585 people in 71 households**, the 28th largest of 28 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.2%.

- 585people (2011)
- 71households
- 65.0%literacy
- 851216PIN code

## Muzafferpur Sham PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Muzafferpur Sham is 851216.** Muzafferpur Sham falls in Chautham sub-district, Khagaria district, Bihar.

- PIN code851216
- Gram panchayatBuchcha
- Community development blockChautham
- Census village code238652

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

## How far is Muzafferpur Sham from nearby towns?

- Chautham (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Khagaria (district HQ)36 km by road
- Khagaria (nearest town)36 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 Muzafferpur Sham?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Khagaria
- ○Degree college10+ km · Khagaria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Khagaria
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Muzafferpur Sham known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 194 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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 Muzafferpur Sham

Of every 100 households in Muzafferpur Sham in 2011, 0 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Muzafferpur Sham · ■ Chautham rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**81%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**37%

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

**2%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****34%**

**39%

Television ****4%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****67%**

**39%

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 Muzafferpur Sham?

■ Muzafferpur Sham · ■ Chautham rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.0%**

**56.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1024**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**935

Working population ****0.9%**

**37.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 44.3% for women. 1% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**

**■** Marginal 5 (100%)

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 Chautham

- Dhamhara1,426 people
- Singhar Sanwa1,045 people
- Dighri1,018 people
- Bheria893 people

[All 28 villages in Chautham](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/khagaria/chautham/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Muzafferpur Sham?851216
- How far is Muzafferpur Sham from Khagaria?36 km by road
- What is the population of Muzafferpur Sham?585 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Muzafferpur Sham in?Khagaria district (Chautham sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Muzafferpur Sham?65.0% (Census 2011)