# Banu Chhapra Village, Bettiah, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/bettiah/banu-chhapra/ Village · Bettiah, Pashchim Champaran # Banu Chhapra Banu Chhapra is a village in Bettiah sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **12,311 people in 2,202 households**, the 3rd largest of 14 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.1%. - 12,311people (2011) - 2,202households - 82.5%literacy - 924females per 1,000 males ## Banu Chhapra PIN code and other codes Banu Chhapra falls in Bettiah sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBanuchhapar - Community development blockBettiah - Census village code217358 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Banu Chhapra from nearby towns? - Bettiah (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)2 km by road - Bettiah (nearest town)2 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 Banu Chhapra? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Banu Chhapra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)4 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 Banu Chhapra known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 43% of the 176 hectares of village land is sown, and 63 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 Banu Chhapra Of every 100 households in Banu Chhapra in 2011, 67 had electricity, 69 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Banu Chhapra · ■ Bettiah rural average Electricity for lighting ****67%** **24% Toilet within the home ****69%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****31%** **71% Tap water ****10%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****87%** **63% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****41%** **84% Use banking services ****76%** **48% Television ****57%** **20% Mobile phone ****74%** **51% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****32%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **2% None of these assets ****11%** **20% Own their home ****96%** **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 Banu Chhapra? ■ Banu Chhapra · ■ Bettiah rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%** **64.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818** **927 Working population ****25.5%** **29.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 77.3% for women. 42% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 259 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 328 (10%) · **■** Household industry 96 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,814 (58%) · **■** Marginal 637 (20%) 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 Bettiah - Barwat Pasrain12,961 people - Pipra Pakri12,699 people - Gondauli9,544 people - Barwat Sena7,151 people - Auhar Majharia6,366 people - Tola Chhawni3,783 people [All 15 villages in Bettiah](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/bettiah/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Banu Chhapra from Bettiah?2 km by road - What is the population of Banu Chhapra?12,311 (Census 2011) - Which district is Banu Chhapra in?Pashchim Champaran district (Bettiah sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Banu Chhapra?82.5% (Census 2011)