# Chhonu Bigha Village, Sirdala, Nawada (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sirdala, Nawada 

# Chhonu Bigha

Chhonu Bigha is a village in Sirdala sub-district of Nawada district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,085 people in 167 households**, the 52nd largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.7%.

- 1,085people (2011)
- 167households
- 56.3%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Chhonu Bigha PIN code and other codes

Chhonu Bigha falls in Sirdala sub-district, Nawada district, Bihar.

- Community development blockSirdala
- Census village code258313

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

## How far is Chhonu Bigha from nearby towns?

- Sirdala (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Nawada (district HQ)40 km by road
- Hisua (nearest town)21 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 Chhonu Bigha?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Chhonu Bigha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Nawada
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hisua
- ○Degree college10+ km · Hisua
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nawada
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 Chhonu Bigha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 80% of the 23 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Chhonu Bigha

Of every 100 households in Chhonu Bigha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhonu Bigha · ■ Sirdala rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**28%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****37%**

**36%

Television ****0%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****56%**

**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 Chhonu Bigha?

■ Chhonu Bigha · ■ Sirdala rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.3%**

**59.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**949

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1141**

**972

Working population ****35.0%**

**40.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.9% for men and 47.1% for women. 48% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 161 (42%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 110 (29%) · **■** Marginal 58 (15%)

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

- Ghat Bakshila1,189 people
- Berri1,163 people
- Lohgarwa1,129 people
- Jharna1,097 people
- Hajrakhap1,071 people
- Marrhi Kalaunda1,033 people
- Hemza Dewpal1,011 people
- Rajaundh1,001 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Chhonu Bigha from Nawada?40 km by road
- What is the population of Chhonu Bigha?1,085 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhonu Bigha in?Nawada district (Sirdala sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chhonu Bigha?56.3% (Census 2011)