# Chainpur Village, Turkaulia, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/turkaulia/chainpur/ Village · Turkaulia, Purba Champaran # Chainpur Chainpur is a village in Turkaulia sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,826 people in 384 households**, the 24th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.6%. - 1,826people (2011) - 384households - 43.6%literacy - 930females per 1,000 males ## Chainpur PIN code and other codes Chainpur falls in Turkaulia sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBijulpur - Community development blockTurkaulia - Census village code217991 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chainpur from nearby towns? - Turkaulia (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)16 km by road - Motihari (nearest town)16 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 Chainpur? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Chainpur; 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 - ●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 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Motihari - ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 8 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 Chainpur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 95% of the 152 hectares of village land is sown, and 106 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 Chainpur Of every 100 households in Chainpur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chainpur · ■ Turkaulia rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **7% Toilet within the home ****9%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **84% Tap water ****6%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **94% Use banking services ****46%** **40% Television ****4%** **9% Mobile phone ****73%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****9%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****9%** **15% Own their home ****95%** **98% 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 Chainpur? ■ Chainpur · ■ Turkaulia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****43.6%** **53.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1044** **923 Working population ****44.2%** **36.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 53.6% for men and 32.4% for women. 53% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 145 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 216 (27%) · **■** Other work 24 (3%) · **■** Marginal 422 (52%) 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 Turkaulia - Amwa2,506 people - Bahrupia2,326 people - Tikulia2,237 people - Majharia1,914 people - Khagni1,645 people - Kushar1,489 people - Parsauna1,299 people - Rampur Chargaha1,266 people [All 34 villages in Turkaulia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/turkaulia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chainpur from Motihari?16 km by road - What is the population of Chainpur?1,826 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chainpur in?Purba Champaran district (Turkaulia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chainpur?43.6% (Census 2011)