# Chero Village, Sarmera, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/sarmera/chero/ Village · Sarmera, Nalanda # Chero Chero is a village in Sarmera sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **11,090 people in 1,986 households**, the 1st largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.1%. - 11,090people (2011) - 1,986households - 49.5%literacy - 894females per 1,000 males ## Chero PIN code and other codes Chero falls in Sarmera sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatChero - Community development blockSarmera - Census village code244493 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chero from nearby towns? - Sarmera (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)36 km by road - Barbigha (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 Chero? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Chero; 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 · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sarmera - ○Degree college5–10 km · Biharsharif - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 1 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 Chero known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 1,964 hectares of village land is sown, and 341 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 Chero Of every 100 households in Chero in 2011, 2 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chero · ■ Sarmera rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **5% Toilet within the home ****22%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **80% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **39% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **95% Use banking services ****40%** **38% Television ****6%** **7% Mobile phone ****54%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **3% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****38%** **38% 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 Chero? ■ Chero · ■ Sarmera rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.5%** **55.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894** **919 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928** **926 Working population ****32.6%** **37.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 59.1% for men and 38.6% for women. 44% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 322 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,139 (32%) · **■** Household industry 80 (2%) · **■** Other work 196 (5%) · **■** Marginal 1,874 (52%) 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 Sarmera - Isua10,065 people - Kenar8,438 people - Sarmera8,391 people - Malawan7,584 people [All 35 villages in Sarmera](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/sarmera/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chero from Biharsharif?36 km by road - What is the population of Chero?11,090 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chero in?Nalanda district (Sarmera sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chero?49.5% (Census 2011)