# Chararhiya Village, Motihari, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/motihari/chararhiya/ Village · Motihari, Purba Champaran # Chararhiya Chararhiya is a village in Motihari sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,041 people in 865 households**, the 13th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.8%. - 5,041people (2011) - 865households - 58.8%literacy - 852females per 1,000 males ## Chararhiya PIN code and other codes Chararhiya falls in Motihari sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatChandrahiya - Community development blockMotihari - Census village code217957 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chararhiya from nearby towns? - Motihari (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)14 km by road - Motihari (nearest town)14 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 Chararhiya? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Chararhiya; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Railway stationIn 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 school10+ km · Motihari - ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ 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 Chararhiya known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 370 hectares of village land is sown, and 230 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 Chararhiya Of every 100 households in Chararhiya in 2011, 4 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chararhiya · ■ Motihari rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **6% Toilet within the home ****8%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **87% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **40% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **4% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **95% Use banking services ****24%** **36% Television ****6%** **8% Mobile phone ****45%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****30%** **20% 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 Chararhiya? ■ Chararhiya · ■ Motihari rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%** **51.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****852** **882 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900** **910 Working population ****33.3%** **34.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.4% for men and 42.6% for women. 46% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 421 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 325 (19%) · **■** Household industry 30 (2%) · **■** Other work 283 (17%) · **■** Marginal 618 (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 Motihari - Sirsamal6,195 people - Pataura Tola Lala5,568 people - Pataura Tola Gorhwa5,541 people - Baswaria5,213 people - Tikuliya5,011 people - Harajpur4,826 people - Barwa4,810 people - Sirsa Khap4,790 people [All 74 villages in Motihari](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/motihari/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chararhiya from Motihari?14 km by road - What is the population of Chararhiya?5,041 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chararhiya in?Purba Champaran district (Motihari sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chararhiya?58.8% (Census 2011)