# Charrahiya Village, Harsidhi, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/harsidhi/charrahiya/ Village · Harsidhi, Purba Champaran # Charrahiya Charrahiya is a village in Harsidhi sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,501 people in 612 households**, the 21st largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.3%. - 3,501people (2011) - 612households - 68.5%literacy - 906females per 1,000 males ## Charrahiya PIN code and other codes Charrahiya falls in Harsidhi sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatCharrahiya - Community development blockHarsidhi - Census village code218021 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Charrahiya from nearby towns? - Harsidhi (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)32 km by road - Areraj (nearest town)2 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 Charrahiya? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Charrahiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Areraj - ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Charrahiya known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 308 hectares of village land is sown, and 166 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 Charrahiya Of every 100 households in Charrahiya in 2011, 15 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Charrahiya · ■ Harsidhi rural average Electricity for lighting ****15%** **6% Toilet within the home ****17%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **86% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****70%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **97% Use banking services ****54%** **36% Television ****16%** **7% Mobile phone ****77%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **17% 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 Charrahiya? ■ Charrahiya · ■ Harsidhi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%** **58.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906** **904 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****917** **922 Working population ****30.9%** **33.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.8% for men and 57.0% for women. 45% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 215 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (10%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 280 (26%) · **■** Marginal 477 (44%) 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 Harsidhi - Manikpur4,164 people - Sewraha4,052 people - Gobindpur4,020 people - Wolha3,624 people - Harpur Ray3,140 people - Bishunpur Nankar3,074 people - Rani Chhapra2,940 people - Mahtha Tola2,933 people [All 61 villages in Harsidhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/harsidhi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Charrahiya from Motihari?32 km by road - What is the population of Charrahiya?3,501 (Census 2011) - Which district is Charrahiya in?Purba Champaran district (Harsidhi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Charrahiya?68.5% (Census 2011)