# Sarhangi Chhap Village, Paharpur, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/paharpur/sarhangi-chhap/ Village · Paharpur, Purba Champaran # Sarhangi Chhap Sarhangi Chhap is a village in Paharpur sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,237 people in 255 households**, the 39th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 56.3%. - 1,237people (2011) - 255households - 46.8%literacy - 903females per 1,000 males ## Sarhangi Chhap PIN code and other codes Sarhangi Chhap falls in Paharpur sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatMajhariya - Community development blockPaharpur - Census village code218097 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sarhangi Chhap from nearby towns? - Paharpur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)50 km by road - Areraj (nearest town)18 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 Sarhangi Chhap? 6 services counted by the Census are inside Sarhangi Chhap; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Majhariya - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Betiya - ○Degree college5–10 km · Betiya - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Sarhangi Chhap known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 48% of the 36 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Sarhangi Chhap Of every 100 households in Sarhangi Chhap in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sarhangi Chhap · ■ Paharpur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **3% Toilet within the home ****2%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **83% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **49% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **98% Use banking services ****34%** **44% Television ****1%** **6% Mobile phone ****41%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****1%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****14%** **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 Sarhangi Chhap? ■ Sarhangi Chhap · ■ Paharpur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****46.8%** **56.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920** **935 Working population ****44.0%** **36.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 56.8% for men and 35.8% for women. 42% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 15 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 335 (62%) · **■** Other work 15 (3%) · **■** Marginal 179 (33%) 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 - Tikuliya1,616 people - Bhanja Chhapra1,540 people - Bharwaliya1,485 people - Birti Tola1,451 people - Khairwa chaube1,086 people - Khairwa1,062 people - Sarea urf Lachhirma Birt Tola1,060 people - Bawariya961 people [All 57 villages in Paharpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/paharpur/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sarhangi Chhap from Motihari?50 km by road - What is the population of Sarhangi Chhap?1,237 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sarhangi Chhap in?Purba Champaran district (Paharpur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sarhangi Chhap?46.8% (Census 2011)