# Chauria Village, Harnaut, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Harnaut, Nalanda 

# Chauria

Chauria is a village in Harnaut sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,978 people in 571 households**, the 14th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.

- 3,978people (2011)
- 571households
- 61.9%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Chauria PIN code and other codes

Chauria falls in Harnaut sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChauria
- Community development blockHarnaut
- Census village code244291

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

## How far is Chauria from nearby towns?

- Harnaut (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)15 km by road
- Biharsharif (nearest town)15 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 Chauria?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chauria; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rukhae
- ○Degree college10+ km · Biharsharif
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Harnaut
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Chauria known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 441 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 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 Chauria

Of every 100 households in Chauria in 2011, 13 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chauria · ■ Harnaut rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**69%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**90%

Use banking services ****44%**

**50%

Television ****6%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****40%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**35%

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 Chauria?

■ Chauria · ■ Harnaut rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%**

**61.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885**

**938

Working population ****36.3%**

**37.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.9% for men and 52.0% for women. 47% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 237 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 274 (19%) · **■** Household industry 28 (2%) · **■** Other work 179 (12%) · **■** Marginal 725 (50%)

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 Harnaut

- Surhari4,307 people
- Basti4,148 people
- Rupaspur4,078 people
- Lohara4,008 people
- Murhari3,892 people
- Kichni3,724 people
- Nehusa3,532 people
- Pachaura3,264 people

[All 81 villages in Harnaut](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/harnaut/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chauria from Biharsharif?15 km by road
- What is the population of Chauria?3,978 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chauria in?Nalanda district (Harnaut sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chauria?61.9% (Census 2011)