# Charuanwan Village, Shekhopur Sarai, Sheikhpura (Bihar) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/shekhopur-sarai/charuanwan/ Village · Shekhopur Sarai, Sheikhpura # Charuanwan Charuanwan is a village in Shekhopur Sarai sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar, PIN code **811103**. The 2011 Census counted **6,088 people in 898 households**, the 4th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 6,088people (2011) - 898households - 73.6%literacy - 811103PIN code ## Charuanwan PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Charuanwan is 811103.** Charuanwan falls in Shekhopur Sarai sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar. - PIN code811103 - Gram panchayatCharuwava - Community development blockShekhopur Sarai - Census village code243899 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Charuanwan from nearby towns? - Shekhopur Sarai (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Sheikhpura (district HQ)20 km by road - Barbigha (nearest town)8 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 Charuanwan? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Charuanwan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nimi - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nimi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Shekhopur Sarai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 3 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 Charuanwan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 304 hectares of village land is sown, and 215 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 Charuanwan Of every 100 households in Charuanwan in 2011, 22 had electricity, 65 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Charuanwan · ■ Shekhopur Sarai rural average Electricity for lighting ****22%** **9% Toilet within the home ****65%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****34%** **67% Tap water ****2%** **4% Drinking water within premises ****60%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **3% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **93% Use banking services ****38%** **44% Television ****14%** **12% Mobile phone ****55%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****33%** **30% Own their home ****94%** **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 Charuanwan? ■ Charuanwan · ■ Shekhopur Sarai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906** **918 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1027** **923 Working population ****32.8%** **37.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.9% for men and 65.2% for women. 49% of men and 15% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 131 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 786 (39%) · **■** Household industry 19 (1%) · **■** Other work 531 (27%) · **■** Marginal 531 (27%) 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 Shekhopur Sarai - Panchi9,302 people - Belao8,305 people - Nimi6,193 people - Amari5,844 people - Shekhupursarai3,966 people - Mohabbatpur3,768 people - Unaman3,699 people [All 30 villages in Shekhopur Sarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/shekhopur-sarai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Charuanwan?811103 - How far is Charuanwan from Sheikhpura?20 km by road - What is the population of Charuanwan?6,088 (Census 2011) - Which district is Charuanwan in?Sheikhpura district (Shekhopur Sarai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Charuanwan?73.6% (Census 2011)