# Chirchirwa Village, Thakrahan, Pashchim Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Thakrahan, Pashchim Champaran 

# Chirchirwa

Chirchirwa is a village in Thakrahan sub-district of Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar, PIN code **845432**. The 2011 Census counted **425 people in 77 households**, the 9th largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 26.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.0%.

- 425people (2011)
- 77households
- 26.6%literacy
- 845432PIN code

## Chirchirwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chirchirwa is 845432.** Chirchirwa falls in Thakrahan sub-district, Pashchim Champaran district, Bihar.

- PIN code845432
- Gram panchayatHarpur
- Community development blockThakrahan
- Census village code217029

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

## How far is Chirchirwa from nearby towns?

- Thakrahan (sub-district HQ)26 km by road
- Bettiah (district HQ)30 km by road
- Bettiah (nearest town)30 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 Chirchirwa?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Chirchirwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Thakraha
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thakraha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bettiah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Chirchirwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 676 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Chirchirwa

Of every 100 households in Chirchirwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chirchirwa · ■ Thakrahan rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**93%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**48%

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

**0%

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

**99%

Use banking services ****46%**

**53%

Television ****0%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**52%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**15%

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 Chirchirwa?

■ Chirchirwa · ■ Thakrahan rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****26.6%**

**43.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****756**

**899

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1650**

**1012

Working population ****59.5%**

**36.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 35.6% for men and 13.3% for women. 60% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 40 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 120 (47%) · **■** Household industry 5 (2%) · **■** Other work 74 (29%) · **■** Marginal 14 (6%)

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 Thakrahan

- Puraina602 people
- Bhagwanpur551 people
- Nautan437 people
- Dhumnagar427 people
- Ramnagar Kursaha258 people

[All 13 villages in Thakrahan](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/pashchim-champaran/thakrahan/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chirchirwa?845432
- How far is Chirchirwa from Bettiah?30 km by road
- What is the population of Chirchirwa?425 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chirchirwa in?Pashchim Champaran district (Thakrahan sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chirchirwa?26.6% (Census 2011)