# Chan Chaura Village, Ekma, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/ekma/chan-chaura/ Village · Ekma, Saran # Chan Chaura Chan Chaura is a village in Ekma sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,741 people in 426 households**, the 22nd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%. - 2,741people (2011) - 426households - 71.3%literacy - 1,046females per 1,000 males ## Chan Chaura PIN code and other codes Chan Chaura falls in Ekma sub-district, Saran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatChanchaura - Community development blockEkma - Census village code233308 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? - Ekma (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Chhapra (district HQ)40 km by road - Chapra (nearest town)40 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? 15 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 · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Daudpur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ekma - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds 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 70% of the 142 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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, 0 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chan Chaura · ■ Ekma rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **8% Toilet within the home ****16%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **78% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****86%** **68% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **93% Use banking services ****72%** **68% Television ****8%** **15% Mobile phone ****77%** **68% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****11%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **15% Own their home ****100%** **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 Chan Chaura? ■ Chan Chaura · ■ Ekma rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%** **71.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982** **925 Working population ****20.8%** **23.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.9% for men and 59.4% for women. 40% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 104 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 112 (20%) · **■** Marginal 347 (61%) 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 Ekma - Husepur3,245 people - Bhodsa2,941 people - Benaut2,776 people - Kosari2,771 people - Ghaziapur2,573 people - Rith2,487 people - Dewpura2,473 people - Eksar2,423 people [All 93 villages in Ekma](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/ekma/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chan Chaura from Chhapra?40 km by road - What is the population of Chan Chaura?2,741 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chan Chaura in?Saran district (Ekma sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chan Chaura?71.3% (Census 2011)