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

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Village · Baisi, Purnia 

# Choncha

Choncha is a village in Baisi sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,996 people in 850 households**, the 16th largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 41.4%.

- 3,996people (2011)
- 850households
- 55.3%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Choncha PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatGanghar
- Community development blockBaisi
- Census village code224033

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

## How far is Choncha from nearby towns?

- Baisi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)41 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)41 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 Choncha?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Choncha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Baisi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Choncha known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 281 hectares of village land is sown, and 188 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 Choncha

Of every 100 households in Choncha in 2011, 9 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Choncha · ■ Baisi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****12%**

**20%

Television ****5%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****53%**

**44%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Choncha?

■ Choncha · ■ Baisi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.3%**

**41.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****891**

**956

Working population ****26.9%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.7% for men and 47.8% for women. 46% of men and 7% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 82 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 818 (76%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (4%) · **■** Marginal 125 (12%)

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

- Surigaon4,504 people
- Panisadra4,489 people
- Sotibhag4,190 people
- Malharia4,044 people
- Harintor3,867 people
- Habdang3,831 people
- Siripur Mallahtoli3,639 people
- Chandargaon3,493 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Choncha from Purnia?41 km by road
- What is the population of Choncha?3,996 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Choncha in?Purnia district (Baisi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Choncha?55.3% (Census 2011)