# Champawati Village, Dhamdaha, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhamdaha, Purnia 

# Champawati

Champawati is a village in Dhamdaha sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,918 people in 1,239 households**, the 15th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 5,918people (2011)
- 1,239households
- 56.1%literacy
- 862females per 1,000 males

## Champawati PIN code and other codes

Champawati falls in Dhamdaha sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChampawati
- Community development blockDhamdaha
- Census village code223310

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

## How far is Champawati from nearby towns?

- Dhamdaha (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)42 km by road
- Banmankhi (nearest town)17 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 Champawati?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Champawati; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●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 · Dhamdaha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Champawati known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 1,274 hectares of village land is sown, and 726 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 Champawati

Of every 100 households in Champawati in 2011, 8 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Champawati · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Electricity for lighting ****8%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**54%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****23%**

**28%

Television ****9%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****32%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****34%**

**35%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Champawati?

■ Champawati · ■ Dhamdaha rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.1%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****862**

**916

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****832**

**955

Working population ****57.5%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.4% for men and 46.6% for women. 59% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 624 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,007 (59%) · **■** Household industry 26 (1%) · **■** Other work 119 (3%) · **■** Marginal 628 (18%)

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 Dhamdaha

- Chikni6,272 people
- Barkona6,185 people
- Bishunpur Patti6,069 people
- Mali6,010 people
- Tarauni Milik5,838 people
- Damaili5,816 people
- Sarsi Istamrar5,767 people
- Thari5,442 people

[All 81 villages in Dhamdaha](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dhamdaha/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Champawati from Purnia?42 km by road
- What is the population of Champawati?5,918 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Champawati in?Purnia district (Dhamdaha sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Champawati?56.1% (Census 2011)