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

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Village · Sirdala, Nawada 

# Chaugawan

Chaugawan is a village in Sirdala sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,124 people in 324 households**, the 22nd largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 2,124people (2011)
- 324households
- 74.1%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Chaugawan PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSirdala
- Census village code258271

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

## How far is Chaugawan from nearby towns?

- Sirdala (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)31 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 Chaugawan?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hisua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hisua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Chaugawan known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 136 hectares of village land is sown, and 32 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 Chaugawan

Of every 100 households in Chaugawan in 2011, 4 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chaugawan · ■ Sirdala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**97%

Use banking services ****22%**

**36%

Television ****10%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

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

**34%

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 Chaugawan?

■ Chaugawan · ■ Sirdala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****946**

**972

Working population ****25.0%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 61.6% for women. 42% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 72 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 273 (51%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 31 (6%) · **■** Marginal 149 (28%)

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

- Khanpura2,391 people
- Dhab2,314 people
- Taran2,172 people
- Chamotha2,131 people
- Fatehpur2,113 people
- Akauna2,109 people
- Janhaul2,094 people
- Kendua2,058 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Chaugawan from Nawada?31 km by road
- What is the population of Chaugawan?2,124 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaugawan in?Nawada district (Sirdala sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chaugawan?74.1% (Census 2011)