# Chanrwa Village, Ekma, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Ekma, Saran 

# Chanrwa

Chanrwa is a village in Ekma sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,507 people in 529 households**, the 16th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%.

- 3,507people (2011)
- 529households
- 64.1%literacy
- 980females per 1,000 males

## Chanrwa PIN code and other codes

Chanrwa falls in Ekma sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatNawada
- Community development blockEkma
- Census village code233291

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

## How far is Chanrwa from nearby towns?

- Ekma (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)36 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)35 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 Chanrwa?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chanrwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Ekma
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ekma
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 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 Chanrwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 50% of the 130 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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 Chanrwa

Of every 100 households in Chanrwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chanrwa · ■ Ekma rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****49%**

**68%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**93%

Use banking services ****26%**

**68%

Television ****6%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****35%**

**15%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Chanrwa?

■ Chanrwa · ■ Ekma rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.1%**

**71.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985**

**925

Working population ****24.8%**

**23.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 74.4% for men and 53.5% for women. 46% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 221 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (6%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 183 (21%) · **■** Marginal 399 (46%)

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

- Karanpura3,866 people
- Rampur3,611 people
- Chhitraulia3,515 people
- Phuchti Kalan3,513 people
- Nawada3,266 people
- Husepur3,245 people
- Bhodsa2,941 people
- Benaut2,776 people

[All 93 villages in Ekma](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/ekma/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chanrwa from Chhapra?36 km by road
- What is the population of Chanrwa?3,507 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chanrwa in?Saran district (Ekma sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chanrwa?64.1% (Census 2011)