# Chhapia Village, Mashrakh, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Mashrakh, Saran 

# Chhapia

Chhapia is a village in Mashrakh sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,091 people in 444 households**, the 18th largest of 67 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 3,091people (2011)
- 444households
- 64.3%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Chhapia PIN code and other codes

Chhapia falls in Mashrakh sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatArana
- Community development blockMashrakh
- Census village code232822

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

## How far is Chhapia from nearby towns?

- Mashrakh (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)54 km by road
- Chapra (nearest town)46 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 Chhapia?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Chhapia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Post officeIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Rajapatti
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mashrakh
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Marhaura
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps

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 Chhapia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 202 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 Chhapia

Of every 100 households in Chhapia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chhapia · ■ Mashrakh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****28%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**78%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**52%

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

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**94%

Use banking services ****66%**

**58%

Television ****27%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**11%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**11%

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 Chhapia?

■ Chhapia · ■ Mashrakh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.3%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**978

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**965

Working population ****38.5%**

**27.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.7% for men and 54.0% for women. 53% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 71 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 190 (16%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 48 (4%) · **■** Marginal 865 (73%)

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 Mashrakh

- madarpur3,404 people
- Gangauli3,380 people
- Bishunpura3,368 people
- Bansohi3,171 people
- sikti Bhikham2,862 people
- Nawada2,767 people
- Khajuri2,730 people
- Gandaman2,687 people

[All 68 villages in Mashrakh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/mashrakh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chhapia from Chhapra?54 km by road
- What is the population of Chhapia?3,091 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhapia in?Saran district (Mashrakh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chhapia?64.3% (Census 2011)