# Chitranw Village, Turkaulia, Purba Champaran (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/turkaulia/chitranw/ Village · Turkaulia, Purba Champaran # Chitranw Chitranw is a village in Turkaulia sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,410 people in 774 households**, the 16th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 53.6%. - 3,410people (2011) - 774households - 41.3%literacy - 906females per 1,000 males ## Chitranw PIN code and other codes Chitranw falls in Turkaulia sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatJaisinghpur Purvi - Community development blockTurkaulia - Census village code217992 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chitranw from nearby towns? - Turkaulia (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)13 km by road - Motihari (nearest town)13 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 Chitranw? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Chitranw; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Turkaulia - ○Degree college10+ km · Motihari - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Motihari - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 4 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 Chitranw known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 349 hectares of village land is sown, and 143 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 Chitranw Of every 100 households in Chitranw in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chitranw · ■ Turkaulia rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **7% Toilet within the home ****2%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **84% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **50% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **94% Use banking services ****32%** **40% Television ****2%** **9% Mobile phone ****59%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **9% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****10%** **15% Own their home ****100%** **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 Chitranw? ■ Chitranw · ■ Turkaulia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****41.3%** **53.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906** **916 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927** **923 Working population ****48.4%** **36.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 48.0% for men and 33.9% for women. 52% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 109 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 489 (30%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 173 (10%) · **■** Marginal 878 (53%) 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 - Belwa Ray Tola Narirawa4,752 people - Lachhmipur4,724 people - Mathurapur4,111 people - Parasrampur3,520 people - Barharwa3,238 people - Mohabat Chhapra3,235 people - Madhumalat2,588 people - Amwa2,506 people [All 34 villages in Turkaulia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/turkaulia/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chitranw from Motihari?13 km by road - What is the population of Chitranw?3,410 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chitranw in?Purba Champaran district (Turkaulia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chitranw?41.3% (Census 2011)