# Chanauraganj Village, Jhanjharpur, Madhubani (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/jhanjharpur/chanauraganj/ Village · Jhanjharpur, Madhubani # Chanauraganj Chanauraganj is a village in Jhanjharpur sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,295 people in 1,250 households**, the 6th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%. - 6,295people (2011) - 1,250households - 58.3%literacy - 962females per 1,000 males ## Chanauraganj PIN code and other codes Chanauraganj falls in Jhanjharpur sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatChanauraganj - Community development blockJhanjharpur - Census village code220721 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chanauraganj from nearby towns? - Jhanjharpur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Madhubani (district HQ)50 km by road - Jhanjharpur (nearest town)5 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 Chanauraganj? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Chanauraganj; 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 - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●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 school5–10 km · Raiam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Jhanjharpur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ghoghardiha - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Chanauraganj known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 365 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Chanauraganj Of every 100 households in Chanauraganj in 2011, 22 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chanauraganj · ■ Jhanjharpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****22%** **12% Toilet within the home ****19%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **83% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****56%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **93% Use banking services ****64%** **43% Television ****11%** **9% Mobile phone ****70%** **51% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****16%** **27% Own their home ****98%** **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 Chanauraganj? ■ Chanauraganj · ■ Jhanjharpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.3%** **60.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962** **938 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****896** **956 Working population ****37.0%** **36.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.7% for men and 45.6% for women. 45% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 300 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 769 (33%) · **■** Household industry 15 (1%) · **■** Other work 298 (13%) · **■** Marginal 947 (41%) 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 Jhanjharpur - Sangram11,147 people - Naruar9,691 people - Kothia Bharaul8,938 people - Lohna7,060 people - Lawani6,270 people - Sukhet5,792 people - kharrak5,694 people - Sarbsima5,285 people [All 67 villages in Jhanjharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/jhanjharpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chanauraganj from Madhubani?50 km by road - What is the population of Chanauraganj?6,295 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chanauraganj in?Madhubani district (Jhanjharpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chanauraganj?58.3% (Census 2011)