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

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Village · Sirdala, Nawada 

# Chamotha

Chamotha is a village in Sirdala sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,131 people in 316 households**, the 21st largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 2,131people (2011)
- 316households
- 69.5%literacy
- 894females per 1,000 males

## Chamotha PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSirdala
- Census village code258345

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?

- Sirdala (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)31 km by road
- Hisua (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 Chamotha?

11 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rajauli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Nawada
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Chamotha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 106 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 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, 5 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chamotha · ■ Sirdala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**11%

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

**88%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

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

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**97%

Use banking services ****58%**

**36%

Television ****22%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****71%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****23%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Chamotha?

■ Chamotha · ■ Sirdala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.5%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****894**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**972

Working population ****47.2%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 56.9% for women. 48% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 21 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 267 (27%) · **■** Household industry 56 (6%) · **■** Other work 86 (9%) · **■** Marginal 575 (57%)

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 Sirdala

- Bhalua2,433 people
- Khanpura2,391 people
- Dhab2,314 people
- Taran2,172 people
- Chaugawan2,124 people
- Fatehpur2,113 people
- Akauna2,109 people
- Janhaul2,094 people

[All 87 villages in Sirdala](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nawada/sirdala/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chamotha from Nawada?31 km by road
- What is the population of Chamotha?2,131 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chamotha in?Nawada district (Sirdala sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chamotha?69.5% (Census 2011)