# Gadua Village, Chewara, Sheikhpura (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Chewara, Sheikhpura 

# Gadua

Gadua is a village in Chewara sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,521 people in 276 households**, the 20th largest of 39 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 1,521people (2011)
- 276households
- 71.3%literacy
- 970females per 1,000 males

## Gadua PIN code and other codes

Gadua falls in Chewara sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatEkrama
- Community development blockChewara
- Census village code244038

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

## How far is Gadua from nearby towns?

- Chewara (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Sheikhpura (district HQ)11 km by road
- Sheikhpura (nearest town)11 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 Gadua?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Gadua; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chewara
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sheikhpura
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chewara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river 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 Gadua known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 162 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Gadua

Of every 100 households in Gadua in 2011, 5 had electricity, 32 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gadua · ■ Chewara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****5%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****32%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****68%**

**79%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**96%

Use banking services ****30%**

**34%

Television ****6%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****37%**

**34%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Gadua?

■ Gadua · ■ Chewara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.3%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**961

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031**

**958

Working population ****56.5%**

**37.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 60.7% for women. 61% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 360 (42%) · **■** Farm labourers 248 (29%) · **■** Household industry 36 (4%) · **■** Other work 68 (8%) · **■** Marginal 148 (17%)

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 Chewara

- Teai1,894 people
- Belchhi1,830 people
- Sijhori1,764 people
- Kapasi1,700 people
- Andauli1,488 people
- Kusekher1,367 people
- Uski1,277 people
- Kemra1,275 people

[All 39 villages in Chewara](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/chewara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Gadua from Sheikhpura?11 km by road
- What is the population of Gadua?1,521 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gadua in?Sheikhpura district (Chewara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Gadua?71.3% (Census 2011)