# Chaurawan Village, Islampur, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Islampur, Nalanda 

# Chaurawan

Chaurawan is a village in Islampur sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,842 people in 269 households**, the 41st largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.3%.

- 1,842people (2011)
- 269households
- 65.2%literacy
- 941females per 1,000 males

## Chaurawan PIN code and other codes

Chaurawan falls in Islampur sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPachloa
- Community development blockIslampur
- Census village code244965

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

## How far is Chaurawan from nearby towns?

- Islampur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Biharsharif (district HQ)30 km by road
- Islampur (nearest town)12 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 Chaurawan?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chaurawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Islampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Islampur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hilsa
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 5 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 Chaurawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 239 hectares of village land is sown, and 143 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 Chaurawan

Of every 100 households in Chaurawan in 2011, 11 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chaurawan · ■ Islampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****11%**

**8%

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

**19%

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

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**6%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**94%

Use banking services ****24%**

**46%

Television ****8%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**29%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Chaurawan?

■ Chaurawan · ■ Islampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%**

**64.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****941**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****903**

**921

Working population ****42.4%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.8% for men and 49.9% for women. 50% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 217 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 201 (26%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 29 (4%) · **■** Marginal 328 (42%)

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 Islampur

- Sonawan2,247 people
- Chhota Paithana2,105 people
- Sirhari1,945 people
- Mobarakpur1,919 people
- Akuri1,744 people
- Parsarai1,727 people
- Merhi1,707 people
- Harseni1,616 people

[All 91 villages in Islampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/islampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chaurawan from Biharsharif?30 km by road
- What is the population of Chaurawan?1,842 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaurawan in?Nalanda district (Islampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chaurawan?65.2% (Census 2011)