# Chaunra Village, Khusrupur, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Khusrupur, Patna 

# Chaunra

Chaunra is a village in Khusrupur sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,267 people in 855 households**, the 4th largest of 31 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.5%.

- 5,267people (2011)
- 855households
- 43.0%literacy
- 902females per 1,000 males

## Chaunra PIN code and other codes

Chaunra falls in Khusrupur sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChaunra
- Community development blockKhusrupur
- Census village code246258

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

## How far is Chaunra from nearby towns?

- Khusrupur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)40 km by road
- Khusru Pur (nearest town)8 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 Chaunra?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Chaunra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khusru Pur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Patna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells and hand 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 Chaunra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 573 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Chaunra

Of every 100 households in Chaunra in 2011, 20 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chaunra · ■ Khusrupur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****20%**

**32%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**38%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**89%

Use banking services ****27%**

**40%

Television ****11%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**3%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****50%**

**39%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Chaunra?

■ Chaunra · ■ Khusrupur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.0%**

**55.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****902**

**904

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942**

**946

Working population ****32.7%**

**31.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.5% for men and 32.5% for women. 48% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 371 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 713 (41%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Other work 249 (14%) · **■** Marginal 365 (21%)

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 Khusrupur

- Baikatpur17,538 people
- Hardas Bigha7,981 people
- Haibatpur6,039 people
- Khirodharpur5,004 people
- Kurtha4,438 people
- Shafipur3,884 people
- Mohsinpur3,869 people

[All 34 villages in Khusrupur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/khusrupur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chaunra from Patna?40 km by road
- What is the population of Chaunra?5,267 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaunra in?Patna district (Khusrupur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chaunra?43.0% (Census 2011)