# Chaukra Village, Surajgarha, Lakhisarai (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/surajgarha/chaukra/ Village · Surajgarha, Lakhisarai # Chaukra Chaukra is a village in Surajgarha sub-district of Lakhisarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,229 people in 225 households**, the 72nd largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.1%. - 1,229people (2011) - 225households - 63.5%literacy - 976females per 1,000 males ## Chaukra PIN code and other codes Chaukra falls in Surajgarha sub-district, Lakhisarai district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatGhosaith - Community development blockSurajgarha - Census village code243467 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chaukra from nearby towns? - Surajgarha (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Lakhisarai (district HQ)45 km by road - Lakhisarai (nearest town)45 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 Chaukra? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Chaukra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Piri Bazar - ○Degree college10+ km · Munger - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Munger - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Chaukra known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 399 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Chaukra Of every 100 households in Chaukra in 2011, 7 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chaukra · ■ Surajgarha rural average Electricity for lighting ****7%** **36% Toilet within the home ****17%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **64% Tap water ****7%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****38%** **41% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **7% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **92% Use banking services ****59%** **65% Television ****12%** **24% Mobile phone ****66%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****31%** **27% 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 Chaukra? ■ Chaukra · ■ Surajgarha rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%** **63.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****976** **883 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1060** **919 Working population ****30.8%** **31.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.9% for men and 56.9% for women. 50% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 54 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 283 (75%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 39 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%) 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 Surajgarha - Salarpur1,288 people - Naukadih1,273 people - Rampur1,268 people - Haibatganj1,244 people - Champanagar1,199 people - Basdeopur1,148 people - Bikrampur1,111 people - Sahmalpur1,055 people [All 184 villages in Surajgarha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/lakhisarai/surajgarha/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chaukra from Lakhisarai?45 km by road - What is the population of Chaukra?1,229 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chaukra in?Lakhisarai district (Surajgarha sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chaukra?63.5% (Census 2011)