# Methwalia Village, Chapra, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/chapra/methwalia/ Village · Chapra, Saran # Methwalia Methwalia is a village in Chapra sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,980 people in 336 households**, the 43rd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.7%. - 1,980people (2011) - 336households - 53.4%literacy - 928females per 1,000 males ## Methwalia PIN code and other codes Methwalia falls in Chapra sub-district, Saran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSandha - Community development blockChapra - Census village code233644 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Methwalia from nearby towns? - Chapra (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Chhapra (district HQ)3 km by road - Chapra (nearest town)5 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 Methwalia? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Methwalia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chapra - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Chapra - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Maraurah - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 7 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 Methwalia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 74 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Methwalia Of every 100 households in Methwalia in 2011, 7 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Methwalia · ■ Chapra rural average Electricity for lighting ****7%** **19% Toilet within the home ****6%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **78% Tap water ****3%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****90%** **56% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **10% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%** **89% Use banking services ****63%** **62% Television ****13%** **26% Mobile phone ****29%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****21%** **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 Methwalia? ■ Methwalia · ■ Chapra rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%** **65.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928** **897 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1035** **912 Working population ****34.0%** **26.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.3% for men and 39.1% for women. 45% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 180 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 161 (24%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 132 (20%) · **■** Marginal 187 (28%) 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 - Lohri2,178 people - Basarhi2,069 people - Badalpura2,068 people - Chan Chaura1,980 people - Gopalpur1,905 people - Mehrauli1,879 people - Dharampura1,819 people - Bichla Telpa1,751 people [All 109 villages in Chapra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/chapra/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Methwalia from Chhapra?3 km by road - What is the population of Methwalia?1,980 (Census 2011) - Which district is Methwalia in?Saran district (Chapra sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Methwalia?53.4% (Census 2011)