# Bhanja Chhapra Village, Paharpur, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/paharpur/bhanja-chhapra-218118/ Village · Paharpur, Purba Champaran # Bhanja Chhapra Bhanja Chhapra is a village in Paharpur sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,540 people in 270 households**, the 36th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 32.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%. - 1,540people (2011) - 270households - 32.4%literacy - 876females per 1,000 males ## Bhanja Chhapra PIN code and other codes Bhanja Chhapra falls in Paharpur sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatParsauni - Community development blockPaharpur - Census village code218118 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Bhanja Chhapra from nearby towns? - Paharpur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)35 km by road - Areraj (nearest town)11 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 Bhanja Chhapra? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Bhanja Chhapra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Paharpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Betiya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 3 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 Bhanja Chhapra known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 42 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Bhanja Chhapra Of every 100 households in Bhanja Chhapra in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Bhanja Chhapra · ■ Paharpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **3% Toilet within the home ****5%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **83% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **98% Use banking services ****15%** **44% Television ****8%** **6% Mobile phone ****70%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****5%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **13% 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 Bhanja Chhapra? ■ Bhanja Chhapra · ■ Paharpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****32.4%** **56.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****876** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885** **935 Working population ****37.9%** **36.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 42.6% for men and 20.6% for women. 50% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 112 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 244 (42%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 81 (14%) · **■** Marginal 144 (25%) 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 Paharpur - Inglish1,661 people - Ekderwa1,648 people - Panditpururf Bandarhelwa1,618 people - Tikuliya1,616 people - Bharwaliya1,485 people - Birti Tola1,451 people - Sarhangi Chhap1,237 people - Khairwa chaube1,086 people [All 57 villages in Paharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/paharpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Bhanja Chhapra from Motihari?35 km by road - What is the population of Bhanja Chhapra?1,540 (Census 2011) - Which district is Bhanja Chhapra in?Purba Champaran district (Paharpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Bhanja Chhapra?32.4% (Census 2011)