# Chaukia Village, Sirdala, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sirdala, Nawada 

# Chaukia

Chaukia is a village in Sirdala sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **8,769 people in 1,085 households**, the 3rd largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 8,769people (2011)
- 1,085households
- 48.0%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Chaukia PIN code and other codes

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

- Community development blockSirdala
- Census village code258285

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

## How far is Chaukia from nearby towns?

- Sirdala (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)49 km by road
- Hisua (nearest town)32 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 Chaukia?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 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

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 Chaukia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 1,300 hectares of village land is sown, and 239 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 Chaukia

Of every 100 households in Chaukia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chaukia · ■ Sirdala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

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

**11%

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

**88%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**28%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****25%**

**36%

Television ****1%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****41%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chaukia?

■ Chaukia · ■ Sirdala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.0%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1110**

**972

Working population ****44.3%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.7% for men and 35.9% for women. 51% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 995 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 412 (11%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 122 (3%) · **■** Marginal 2,348 (60%)

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

- Sanrh Majhganw20,301 people
- Sirdala8,780 people
- Dhiraundh7,620 people
- Bandhi7,281 people
- Upardih6,101 people
- Ghaghat5,789 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Chaukia from Nawada?49 km by road
- What is the population of Chaukia?8,769 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaukia in?Nawada district (Sirdala sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chaukia?48.0% (Census 2011)