# Chan Chaura Village, Chapra, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chapra, Saran 

# Chan Chaura

Chan Chaura is a village in Chapra sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,980 people in 304 households**, the 42nd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 1,980people (2011)
- 304households
- 51.5%literacy
- 870females per 1,000 males

## Chan Chaura PIN code and other codes

Chan Chaura falls in Chapra sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatMauna
- Community development blockChapra
- Census village code233646

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

## How far is Chan Chaura from nearby towns?

- Chapra (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)6 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)10 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 Chan Chaura?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Chan Chaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chapra
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chapra
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Chan Chaura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 81% of the 107 hectares of village land is sown, and 67 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 Chan Chaura

Of every 100 households in Chan Chaura in 2011, 19 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chan Chaura · ■ Chapra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****94%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**89%

Use banking services ****26%**

**62%

Television ****18%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**12%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****21%**

**16%

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 Chan Chaura?

■ Chan Chaura · ■ Chapra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.5%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****870**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975**

**912

Working population ****28.6%**

**26.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.5% for men and 39.8% for women. 44% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 26 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 168 (30%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 172 (30%) · **■** Marginal 193 (34%)

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 Chapra

- Jalalpur2,196 people
- Lohri2,178 people
- Basarhi2,069 people
- Badalpura2,068 people
- Methwalia1,980 people
- Gopalpur1,905 people
- Mehrauli1,879 people
- Dharampura1,819 people

[All 109 villages in Chapra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/chapra/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chan Chaura from Chhapra?6 km by road
- What is the population of Chan Chaura?1,980 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chan Chaura in?Saran district (Chapra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chan Chaura?51.5% (Census 2011)
