# Bhanja Chhapra Village, Paharpur, Purba Champaran (Bihar)

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Village · Paharpur, Purba Champaran 

# Bhanja Chhapra

Bhanja Chhapra is a village in Paharpur sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **733 people in 144 households**, the 55th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 12.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%.

- 733people (2011)
- 144households
- 12.5%literacy
- 879females 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 code218119

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)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 Bhanja Chhapra?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Bhanja Chhapra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Paharpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Betiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 2 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 66% of the 64 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Bhanja Chhapra · ■ Paharpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**3%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**49%

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

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****18%**

**44%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****41%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****39%**

**13%

Own their home ****99%**

**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+) ****12.5%**

**56.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**908

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****790**

**935

Working population ****35.1%**

**36.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 15.5% for men and 9.1% for women. 32% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 184 (72%) · **■** Household industry 7 (3%) · **■** Other work 22 (9%) · **■** Marginal 34 (13%)

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

- BaluwaBirt878 people
- Sarea Tola Mathiya875 people
- Sarea Tola Senuar837 people
- Amwa Nizamat808 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?733 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhanja Chhapra in?Purba Champaran district (Paharpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhanja Chhapra?12.5% (Census 2011)