# Puran Chhapra Village, Kalyanpur, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kalyanpur/puran-chhapra/ Village · Kalyanpur, Purba Champaran # Puran Chhapra Puran Chhapra is a village in Kalyanpur sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,856 people in 636 households**, the 28th largest of 97 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.7%. - 2,856people (2011) - 636households - 54.2%literacy - 947females per 1,000 males ## Puran Chhapra PIN code and other codes Puran Chhapra falls in Kalyanpur sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatDakshni Gaundra - Community development blockKalyanpur - Census village code218289 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puran Chhapra from nearby towns? - Kalyanpur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)45 km by road - Chakia (nearest town)10 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 Puran Chhapra? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Puran Chhapra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chakia - ○Degree college10+ km · Chakia - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river 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 Puran Chhapra known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 164 hectares of village land is sown, and 115 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 Puran Chhapra Of every 100 households in Puran Chhapra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Puran Chhapra · ■ Kalyanpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **2% Toilet within the home ****24%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **81% Tap water ****5%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****50%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **97% Use banking services ****49%** **50% Television ****6%** **8% Mobile phone ****57%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****12%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****19%** **14% Own their home ****98%** **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 Puran Chhapra? ■ Puran Chhapra · ■ Kalyanpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****54.2%** **56.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947** **943 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****825** **929 Working population ****40.4%** **33.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 63.8% for men and 44.3% for women. 47% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 69 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 499 (43%) · **■** Household industry 146 (13%) · **■** Other work 45 (4%) · **■** Marginal 396 (34%) 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 Kalyanpur - Mani Chhapra3,432 people - Gawandri3,237 people - Barharwa Mahanad3,196 people - Bakarpur2,935 people - Parsauni Bazid2,762 people - Ganga Sirsiya2,647 people - Pipra Khem2,309 people - Bakhri2,291 people [All 98 villages in Kalyanpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/kalyanpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Puran Chhapra from Motihari?45 km by road - What is the population of Puran Chhapra?2,856 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puran Chhapra in?Purba Champaran district (Kalyanpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Puran Chhapra?54.2% (Census 2011)