# Bataua Village, Chiraia, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/chiraia/bataua/ Village · Chiraia, Purba Champaran # Bataua Bataua is a village in Chiraia sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,641 people in 561 households**, the 31st largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%. - 2,641people (2011) - 561households - 61.6%literacy - 853females per 1,000 males ## Bataua PIN code and other codes Bataua falls in Chiraia sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatHarnaraina - Community development blockChiraia - Census village code217904 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bataua from nearby towns? - Chiraia (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)26 km by road - Dhaka (nearest town)6 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 Bataua? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Bataua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Motihari - ○Degree college10+ km · Raxaul - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Bataua known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 116 hectares of village land is sown, and 80 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 Bataua Of every 100 households in Bataua in 2011, 5 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 27 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bataua · ■ Chiraia rural average Electricity for lighting ****5%** **7% Toilet within the home ****11%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **84% Tap water ****1%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **95% Use banking services ****19%** **36% Television ****6%** **8% Mobile phone ****27%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****41%** **16% Own their home ****99%** **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 Bataua? ■ Bataua · ■ Chiraia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.6%** **50.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****853** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889** **915 Working population ****32.4%** **32.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.5% for men and 53.4% for women. 48% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 50 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 764 (89%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 18 (2%) · **■** Marginal 14 (2%) 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 Chiraia - Pareo3,628 people - Bhaluahi3,413 people - Koilasi3,200 people - Masaha2,753 people - Bela2,196 people - Rupahri1,945 people - Lachhmipur1,847 people - Partapur1,452 people [All 41 villages in Chiraia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/chiraia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bataua from Motihari?26 km by road - What is the population of Bataua?2,641 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bataua in?Purba Champaran district (Chiraia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bataua?61.6% (Census 2011)