# Chauka Village, Srinagar, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/srinagar/chauka/ Village · Srinagar, Purnia # Chauka Chauka is a village in Srinagar sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar, PIN code **854301**. The 2011 Census counted **6,289 people in 1,319 households**, the 8th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 44.9%. - 6,289people (2011) - 1,319households - 48.7%literacy - 854301PIN code ## Chauka PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chauka is 854301.** Chauka falls in Srinagar sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar. - PIN code854301 - Gram panchayatChauka - Community development blockSrinagar - Census village code223625 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chauka from nearby towns? - Srinagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Purnia (district HQ)25 km by road - Purnia (nearest town)25 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 Chauka? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Chauka; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Purnia East - ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 6 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 Chauka known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 74% of the 757 hectares of village land is sown, and 285 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 Chauka Of every 100 households in Chauka in 2011, 13 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chauka · ■ Srinagar rural average Electricity for lighting ****13%** **9% Toilet within the home ****6%** **5% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **94% Tap water ****0%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****60%** **55% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **99% Use banking services ****15%** **17% Television ****5%** **5% Mobile phone ****44%** **32% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****29%** **40% Own their home ****97%** **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 Chauka? ■ Chauka · ■ Srinagar rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****48.7%** **44.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****931** **928 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928** **942 Working population ****41.5%** **39.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 57.3% for men and 39.5% for women. 48% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 409 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,145 (44%) · **■** Household industry 44 (2%) · **■** Other work 75 (3%) · **■** Marginal 939 (36%) 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 Srinagar - Garhia7,411 people - Singhia7,233 people - Balua6,882 people - Debinagar6,455 people - Jhuni4,940 people - Cinghia Bhagta4,146 people - Khunti Hasaili3,738 people - Kadgawan3,033 people [All 27 villages in Srinagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/srinagar/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chauka?854301 - How far is Chauka from Purnia?25 km by road - What is the population of Chauka?6,289 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chauka in?Purnia district (Srinagar sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chauka?48.7% (Census 2011)