# Chamotha Village, Rajauli, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Rajauli, Nawada 

# Chamotha

Chamotha is a village in Rajauli sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,940 people in 442 households**, the 8th largest of 102 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.0%.

- 2,940people (2011)
- 442households
- 68.2%literacy
- 972females per 1,000 males

## Chamotha PIN code and other codes

Chamotha falls in Rajauli sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMurhena
- Community development blockRajauli
- Census village code258458

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

## How far is Chamotha from nearby towns?

- Rajauli (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)24 km by road
- Rajauli (nearest town)11 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 Chamotha?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chamotha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Rajauli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Rajauli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Chamotha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 37% of the 139 hectares of village land is sown, and 52 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 Chamotha

Of every 100 households in Chamotha in 2011, 1 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chamotha · ■ Rajauli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**85%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**31%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****20%**

**34%

Television ****16%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**36%

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 Chamotha?

■ Chamotha · ■ Rajauli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%**

**57.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972**

**940

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**945

Working population ****54.3%**

**38.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 58.2% for women. 57% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 187 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 293 (18%) · **■** Household industry 25 (2%) · **■** Other work 321 (20%) · **■** Marginal 771 (48%)

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 Rajauli

- Murhena3,867 people
- Kumharua3,567 people
- Salempur3,393 people
- Bahadurpur3,324 people
- Dhamni2,815 people
- Gariba2,629 people
- Dhamaul2,601 people
- Sawaia Tanr2,596 people

[All 163 villages in Rajauli](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/rajauli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chamotha from Nawada?24 km by road
- What is the population of Chamotha?2,940 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chamotha in?Nawada district (Rajauli sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chamotha?68.2% (Census 2011)