# Chaupta Village, Jhanjharpur, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/jhanjharpur/chaupta/ Village · Jhanjharpur, Madhubani # Chaupta Chaupta is a village in Jhanjharpur sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,160 people in 221 households**, the 44th largest of 58 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%. - 1,160people (2011) - 221households - 61.1%literacy - 943females per 1,000 males ## Chaupta PIN code and other codes Chaupta falls in Jhanjharpur sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatChaupta - Community development blockJhanjharpur - Census village code220694 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chaupta from nearby towns? - Jhanjharpur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Madhubani (district HQ)20 km by road - Jhanjharpur (nearest town)18 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 Chaupta? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Chaupta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Raiam - ○Degree college10+ km · Jhanjharpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 2 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 Chaupta known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 84% of the 325 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Chaupta Of every 100 households in Chaupta in 2011, 36 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chaupta · ■ Jhanjharpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****36%** **12% Toilet within the home ****6%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **83% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **93% Use banking services ****34%** **43% Television ****4%** **9% Mobile phone ****48%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****5%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****30%** **27% Own their home ****99%** **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 Chaupta? ■ Chaupta · ■ Jhanjharpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.1%** **60.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943** **938 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1072** **956 Working population ****28.2%** **36.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.4% for men and 48.8% for women. 47% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 99 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 159 (49%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 54 (17%) 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 - Imadpatti1,694 people - Ramkhetari1,451 people - Az Rakbe Chaupta1,405 people - Raghunandanpur1,390 people - Rawarhi1,146 people - Mohna1,139 people - Singdaha1,086 people - Dhepura854 people [All 67 villages in Jhanjharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/jhanjharpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chaupta from Madhubani?20 km by road - What is the population of Chaupta?1,160 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chaupta in?Madhubani district (Jhanjharpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chaupta?61.1% (Census 2011)