# Chargaha Village, Nautan, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/nautan/chargaha/ Village · Nautan, Pashchim Champaran # Chargaha Chargaha is a village in Nautan sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,232 people in 413 households**, the 30th largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.0%. - 2,232people (2011) - 413households - 61.7%literacy - 884females per 1,000 males ## Chargaha PIN code and other codes Chargaha falls in Nautan sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSansariya - Community development blockNautan - Census village code217461 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chargaha from nearby towns? - Nautan (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Bettiah (district HQ)20 km by road - Bettiah (nearest town)20 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 Chargaha? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Chargaha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 school10+ km · Nautan Dube - ○Degree college10+ km · Bettiah - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river - 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 Chargaha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 108 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Chargaha Of every 100 households in Chargaha in 2011, 35 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chargaha · ■ Nautan rural average Electricity for lighting ****35%** **3% Toilet within the home ****26%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****49%** **87% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****75%** **47% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **97% Use banking services ****46%** **30% Television ****26%** **5% Mobile phone ****42%** **42% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****19%** **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 Chargaha? ■ Chargaha · ■ Nautan rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.7%** **54.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****884** **899 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850** **925 Working population ****28.9%** **33.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.6% for men and 51.7% for women. 46% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 61 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (10%) · **■** Household industry 22 (3%) · **■** Other work 335 (52%) · **■** Marginal 161 (25%) 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 Nautan - Majharia Kishun2,918 people - Tola Parbatia2,590 people - Bahuarwa2,432 people - Baikunthwa2,331 people - Bhagwanpur2,015 people - Tola Paterhwa1,988 people - Bairia1,894 people - Ramnagr1,656 people [All 45 villages in Nautan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/nautan/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chargaha from Bettiah?20 km by road - What is the population of Chargaha?2,232 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chargaha in?Pashchim Champaran district (Nautan sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chargaha?61.7% (Census 2011)