# Charaia Village, Kochadhamin, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Kochadhamin, Kishanganj 

# Charaia

Charaia is a village in Kochadhamin sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,051 people in 413 households**, the 56th largest of 143 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 2,051people (2011)
- 413households
- 48.9%literacy
- 974females per 1,000 males

## Charaia PIN code and other codes

Charaia falls in Kochadhamin sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBagalbari
- Community development blockKochadhamin
- Census village code222804

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

## How far is Charaia from nearby towns?

- Kochadhamin (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)10 km by road
- Kishanganj (nearest town)10 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 Charaia?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Charaia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kochadhamin
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Charaia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 65% of the 286 hectares of village land is sown, and 75 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 Charaia

Of every 100 households in Charaia in 2011, 18 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Charaia · ■ Kochadhamin rural average

Electricity for lighting ****18%**

**18%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**31%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****16%**

**21%

Television ****2%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Charaia?

■ Charaia · ■ Kochadhamin rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.9%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974**

**930

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1161**

**962

Working population ****30.1%**

**29.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 57.3% for men and 39.8% for women. 53% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 142 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 394 (64%) · **■** Other work 58 (9%) · **■** Marginal 23 (4%)

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 Kochadhamin

- Nihalbhag2,190 people
- Bhawaniganj2,149 people
- Topamari2,132 people
- Baichakutti2,115 people
- Moharmari2,041 people
- Rohania2,028 people
- Bahkol2,027 people
- Phulbari2,023 people

[All 150 villages in Kochadhamin](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/kochadhamin/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Charaia from Kishanganj?10 km by road
- What is the population of Charaia?2,051 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Charaia in?Kishanganj district (Kochadhamin sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Charaia?48.9% (Census 2011)