# Chorauan Village, Baniapur, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/baniapur/chorauan/ Village · Baniapur, Saran # Chorauan Chorauan is a village in Baniapur sub-district of Saran district, Bihar, PIN code **841403**. The 2011 Census counted **2,785 people in 426 households**, the 32nd largest of 108 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.9%. - 2,785people (2011) - 426households - 43.2%literacy - 841403PIN code ## Chorauan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chorauan is 841403.** Chorauan falls in Baniapur sub-district, Saran district, Bihar. - PIN code841403 - Gram panchayatBedauli - Community development blockBaniapur - Census village code233110 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chorauan from nearby towns? - Baniapur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Chhapra (district HQ)30 km by road - Chapra (nearest town)21 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 Chorauan? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Chorauan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Baniyapur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Baniyapur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Maraurah - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, 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 Chorauan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 94% of the 142 hectares of village land is sown, and 129 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 Chorauan Of every 100 households in Chorauan in 2011, 0 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Chorauan · ■ Baniapur rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **18% Toilet within the home ****9%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **84% Tap water ****4%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****59%** **64% Television ****8%** **17% Mobile phone ****46%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****34%** **12% 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 Chorauan? ■ Chorauan · ■ Baniapur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****43.2%** **65.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****939** **989 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****820** **921 Working population ****33.9%** **25.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 52.6% for men and 33.5% for women. 44% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 131 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 672 (71%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (4%) · **■** Marginal 101 (11%) 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 Baniapur - Bhithi2,956 people - Bedauli2,935 people - Bhaiya Ramki Dhauri2,818 people - Pirauta Megha2,786 people - Dhobwal2,760 people - Siripur2,720 people - Dhanawn2,683 people - Bhuidhara2,672 people [All 114 villages in Baniapur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/baniapur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chorauan?841403 - How far is Chorauan from Chhapra?30 km by road - What is the population of Chorauan?2,785 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chorauan in?Saran district (Baniapur sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chorauan?43.2% (Census 2011)