# Chamehra Village, Ekangarsarai, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/ekangarsarai/chamehra/ Village · Ekangarsarai, Nalanda # Chamehra Chamehra is a village in Ekangarsarai sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar, PIN code **801301**. The 2011 Census counted **2,094 people in 300 households**, the 27th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%. - 2,094people (2011) - 300households - 66.3%literacy - 801301PIN code ## Chamehra PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chamehra is 801301.** Chamehra falls in Ekangarsarai sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - PIN code801301 - Gram panchayatKosiawan - Community development blockEkangarsarai - Census village code244841 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chamehra from nearby towns? - Ekangarsarai (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)30 km by road - Biharsharif (nearest town)30 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 Chamehra? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Chamehra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Aungari - ○Degree college10+ km · Aungari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 6 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 Chamehra known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 190 hectares of village land is sown, and 142 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 Chamehra Of every 100 households in Chamehra in 2011, 20 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chamehra · ■ Ekangarsarai rural average Electricity for lighting ****20%** **18% Toilet within the home ****14%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **75% Tap water ****1%** **5% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **93% Use banking services ****42%** **58% Television ****14%** **18% Mobile phone ****42%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****41%** **27% Own their home ****97%** **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 Chamehra? ■ Chamehra · ■ Ekangarsarai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%** **68.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****898** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****728** **915 Working population ****46.3%** **38.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.2% for men and 51.4% for women. 47% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 85 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 332 (34%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 328 (34%) · **■** Marginal 217 (22%) 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 Ekangarsarai - Keshopur2,221 people - Badrabad2,220 people - Dhangawan2,214 people - Mozafrabad2,205 people - Lodipur1,923 people - Lodipur1,913 people - Dhawan1,900 people - Lodipuer1,898 people [All 89 villages in Ekangarsarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/ekangarsarai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chamehra?801301 - How far is Chamehra from Biharsharif?30 km by road - What is the population of Chamehra?2,094 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chamehra in?Nalanda district (Ekangarsarai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chamehra?66.3% (Census 2011)