# Chorabara Village, Meskaur, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Meskaur, Nawada 

# Chorabara

Chorabara is a village in Meskaur sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **951 people in 165 households**, the 37th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.3%.

- 951people (2011)
- 165households
- 40.9%literacy
- 917females per 1,000 males

## Chorabara PIN code and other codes

Chorabara falls in Meskaur sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBarosar
- Community development blockMeskaur
- Census village code258221

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

## How far is Chorabara from nearby towns?

- Meskaur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)35 km by road
- Hisua (nearest town)16 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 Chorabara?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tungi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Chorabara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 97 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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 Chorabara

Of every 100 households in Chorabara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chorabara · ■ Meskaur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****10%**

**30%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**94%

Use banking services ****4%**

**29%

Television ****1%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****74%**

**41%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chorabara?

■ Chorabara · ■ Meskaur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.9%**

**59.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1347**

**968

Working population ****49.2%**

**32.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 44.9% for men and 36.2% for women. 48% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 36 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 285 (61%) · **■** Other work 9 (2%) · **■** Marginal 138 (29%)

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 Meskaur

- Lakhaura1,044 people
- Kaua Bara1,023 people
- Jhikatia959 people
- Alawan956 people
- Chanda Bara941 people
- Majhila924 people
- Hero901 people
- Arandi893 people

[All 60 villages in Meskaur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/meskaur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chorabara from Nawada?35 km by road
- What is the population of Chorabara?951 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chorabara in?Nawada district (Meskaur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chorabara?40.9% (Census 2011)