# Chanchalia Village, Taraiya, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Taraiya, Saran 

# Chanchalia

Chanchalia is a village in Taraiya sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,097 people in 506 households**, the 13th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.8%.

- 3,097people (2011)
- 506households
- 51.9%literacy
- 890females per 1,000 males

## Chanchalia PIN code and other codes

Chanchalia falls in Taraiya sub-district, Saran district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChanchalia
- Community development blockTaraiya
- Census village code233024

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

## How far is Chanchalia from nearby towns?

- Taraiya (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Chhapra (district HQ)45 km by road
- Marhaura (nearest town)18 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 Chanchalia?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chanchalia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Debriya
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Amnour
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand 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 Chanchalia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 83% of the 335 hectares of village land is sown, and 201 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 Chanchalia

Of every 100 households in Chanchalia in 2011, 7 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chanchalia · ■ Taraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**4%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****67%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**97%

Use banking services ****59%**

**56%

Television ****14%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

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

**16%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chanchalia?

■ Chanchalia · ■ Taraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.9%**

**61.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890**

**975

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****869**

**926

Working population ****31.3%**

**27.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.8% for men and 40.8% for women. 47% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 123 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 252 (26%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 73 (8%) · **■** Marginal 520 (54%)

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 Taraiya

- Galimapur3,432 people
- Bhatgain3,422 people
- Nandanpur3,372 people
- Pachaurar3,326 people
- Rasidpur3,080 people
- Laua3,079 people
- Shankardih3,004 people
- Bhataura2,990 people

[All 86 villages in Taraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/taraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chanchalia from Chhapra?45 km by road
- What is the population of Chanchalia?3,097 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chanchalia in?Saran district (Taraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chanchalia?51.9% (Census 2011)