# Chauri Village, Paliganj, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Paliganj, Patna 

# Chauri

Chauri is a village in Paliganj sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **917 people in 153 households**, the 90th largest of 113 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.

- 917people (2011)
- 153households
- 62.1%literacy
- 943females per 1,000 males

## Chauri PIN code and other codes

Chauri falls in Paliganj sub-district, Patna district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKhanpura Taranpur
- Community development blockPaliganj
- Census village code245775

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

## How far is Chauri from nearby towns?

- Paliganj (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Patna (district HQ)70 km by road
- Jehanabad (nearest town)25 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 Chauri?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chauri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Taranpur
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Paliganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bikram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Chauri known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and oil seeds**. About 79% of the 102 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Chauri

Of every 100 households in Chauri in 2011, 1 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chauri · ■ Paliganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**9%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**72%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****82%**

**66%

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

**4%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****78%**

**52%

Television ****4%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****16%**

**25%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Chauri?

■ Chauri · ■ Paliganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.1%**

**65.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**943

Working population ****30.1%**

**35.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.0% for men and 44.2% for women. 45% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 31 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 124 (45%) · **■** Other work 18 (7%) · **■** Marginal 103 (37%)

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 Paliganj

- Baruna1,017 people
- Ajda1,010 people
- Amarpura988 people
- Helha985 people
- Hadi Nagar913 people
- Nijhra912 people
- Bahadurpur905 people
- Sahora872 people

[All 117 villages in Paliganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/paliganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chauri from Patna?70 km by road
- What is the population of Chauri?917 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chauri in?Patna district (Paliganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chauri?62.1% (Census 2011)