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

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Village · Chapra, Saran 

# Gheghta

Gheghta is a village in Chapra sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,514 people in 691 households**, the 12th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%.

- 4,514people (2011)
- 691households
- 60.9%literacy
- 881females per 1,000 males

## Gheghta PIN code and other codes

Gheghta falls in Chapra sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSherpur
- Community development blockChapra
- Census village code233619

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

## How far is Gheghta from nearby towns?

- Chapra (sub-district HQ)4 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 Gheghta?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Gheghta; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●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
- ●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 · Chhapra
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chhapra
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Gheghta known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 96% of the 272 hectares of village land is sown, and 252 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 Gheghta

Of every 100 households in Gheghta in 2011, 26 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Gheghta · ■ Chapra rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**19%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****76%**

**78%

Tap water ****1%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**56%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**10%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%**

**89%

Use banking services ****61%**

**62%

Television ****34%**

**26%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**16%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Gheghta?

■ Gheghta · ■ Chapra rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%**

**65.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****881**

**897

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****928**

**912

Working population ****20.1%**

**26.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.8% for men and 49.6% for women. 35% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 92 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 282 (31%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 296 (33%) · **■** Marginal 221 (24%)

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

- Dahiawan5,951 people
- Mauna5,835 people
- Badlutola5,327 people
- Jalalpur5,302 people
- Kans Diar4,511 people
- Qazipur4,484 people
- Singahi4,474 people
- Tenua4,460 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Gheghta from Chhapra?6 km by road
- What is the population of Gheghta?4,514 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gheghta in?Saran district (Chapra sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gheghta?60.9% (Census 2011)