# Chengauna Village, Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Narkatiaganj, Pashchim Champaran 

# Chengauna

Chengauna is a village in Narkatiaganj sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,623 people in 698 households**, the 25th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.9%.

- 3,623people (2011)
- 698households
- 55.6%literacy
- 969females per 1,000 males

## Chengauna PIN code and other codes

Chengauna falls in Narkatiaganj sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatPokharia
- Community development blockNarkatiaganj
- Census village code216669

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

## How far is Chengauna from nearby towns?

- Narkatiaganj (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)46 km by road
- Narkatiyaganj (nearest town)7 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 Chengauna?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Narkatiaganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Chengauna known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 66% of the 222 hectares of village land is sown, and 132 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 Chengauna

Of every 100 households in Chengauna in 2011, 2 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chengauna · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**86%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****54%**

**49%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****37%**

**36%

Television ****13%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**24%

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 Chengauna?

■ Chengauna · ■ Narkatiaganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%**

**53.9%

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

**917

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**957

Working population ****33.7%**

**36.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.0% for men and 46.9% for women. 47% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 195 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 243 (20%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 107 (9%) · **■** Marginal 669 (55%)

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

- Maldahia3,909 people
- Dumaria3,868 people
- Harditerha3,821 people
- Binwalia3,668 people
- Sirsia3,614 people
- Purainia3,538 people
- Bargajwa3,463 people
- Mahuawa3,419 people

[All 160 villages in Narkatiaganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/narkatiaganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chengauna from Bettiah?46 km by road
- What is the population of Chengauna?3,623 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chengauna in?Pashchim Champaran district (Narkatiaganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chengauna?55.6% (Census 2011)