# Chamua Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/chamua/ Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran # Chamua Chamua is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845455**. The 2011 Census counted **2,494 people in 521 households**, the 49th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%. - 2,494people (2011) - 521households - 40.1%literacy - 845455PIN code ## Chamua PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chamua is 845455.** Chamua falls in Narkatiaganj sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - PIN code845455 - Gram panchayatChamua - Community development blockNarkatiaganj - Census village code216735 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chamua from nearby towns? - Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)43 km by road - Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)4 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 Chamua? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Chamua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Narkatiaganj - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Narkatiaganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 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 Chamua known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown, and 122 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 Chamua Of every 100 households in Chamua in 2011, 6 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chamua · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average Electricity for lighting ****6%** **5% Toilet within the home ****8%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **86% Tap water ****3%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****49%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **98% Use banking services ****30%** **36% Television ****8%** **7% Mobile phone ****16%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****62%** **24% 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 Chamua? ■ Chamua · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****40.1%** **53.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947** **917 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****954** **957 Working population ****44.9%** **36.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 49.2% for men and 30.5% for women. 51% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 53 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 637 (57%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 57 (5%) · **■** Marginal 361 (32%) 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 Narkatiaganj - Maheshpur2,660 people - Sisai2,582 people - Pipra2,549 people - Satwaria2,527 people - Matiaria2,493 people - Dhaminha2,456 people - Chanki2,413 people - Phulwaria2,385 people [All 160 villages in Narkatiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chamua?845455 - How far is Chamua from Bettiah?43 km by road - What is the population of Chamua?2,494 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chamua in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chamua?40.1% (Census 2011)