# Pareo Village, Chiraia, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Chiraia, Purba Champaran 

# Pareo

Pareo is a village in Chiraia sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,628 people in 764 households**, the 27th largest of 41 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 47.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 50.1%.

- 3,628people (2011)
- 764households
- 47.5%literacy
- 857females per 1,000 males

## Pareo PIN code and other codes

Pareo falls in Chiraia sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatParewa
- Community development blockChiraia
- Census village code217899

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

## How far is Pareo from nearby towns?

- Chiraia (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Motihari (district HQ)22 km by road
- Dhaka (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 Pareo?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Pareo; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Shikarganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raxaul
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Pareo known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 88% of the 176 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Pareo

Of every 100 households in Pareo in 2011, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Pareo · ■ Chiraia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

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

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**84%

Tap water ****1%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****58%**

**45%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**95%

Use banking services ****33%**

**36%

Television ****3%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****51%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**7%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****15%**

**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 Pareo?

■ Pareo · ■ Chiraia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****47.5%**

**50.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857**

**890

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****797**

**915

Working population ****26.8%**

**32.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 58.9% for men and 34.5% for women. 48% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 405 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 520 (54%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 39 (4%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%)

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

- Harihara4,129 people
- Harnaraina3,859 people
- Raghopur3,845 people
- Sopgarha3,806 people
- Bhaluahi3,413 people
- Koilasi3,200 people
- Masaha2,753 people
- Bataua2,641 people

[All 41 villages in Chiraia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/chiraia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Pareo from Motihari?22 km by road
- What is the population of Pareo?3,628 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pareo in?Purba Champaran district (Chiraia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Pareo?47.5% (Census 2011)