# Chauni Village, Baisi, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Baisi, Purnia 

# Chauni

Chauni is a village in Baisi sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,231 people in 265 households**, the 68th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 38.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 41.4%.

- 1,231people (2011)
- 265households
- 38.2%literacy
- 891females per 1,000 males

## Chauni PIN code and other codes

Chauni falls in Baisi sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKhapara
- Community development blockBaisi
- Census village code223982

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Chauni from nearby towns?

- Baisi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)32 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)32 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 Chauni?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Chauni known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 85% of the 135 hectares of village land is sown, and 87 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 Chauni

Of every 100 households in Chauni in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chauni · ■ Baisi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**32%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****21%**

**20%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****41%**

**44%

Own their home ****91%**

**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 Chauni?

■ Chauni · ■ Baisi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****38.2%**

**41.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938**

**956

Working population ****52.7%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 46.6% for men and 28.6% for women. 57% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Farm labourers 119 (18%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 520 (80%)

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 Baisi

- Garighatta1,313 people
- Lautiabari1,268 people
- Hardas1,241 people
- Bansbari1,235 people
- Jahanpur1,206 people
- Hisla1,134 people
- Pahoria1,112 people
- Bag Dob1,063 people

[All 130 villages in Baisi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/baisi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chauni from Purnia?32 km by road
- What is the population of Chauni?1,231 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chauni in?Purnia district (Baisi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chauni?38.2% (Census 2011)