Village · Shekhopur Sarai, Sheikhpura # Chheman Chheman is a village in Shekhopur Sarai sub-district of Sheikhpura district, Bihar, PIN code 811103. The 2011 Census counted 2,323 people in 375 households, the 9th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 2,323 people (2011) - 375 households - 62.0% literacy - 811103 PIN code ## Chheman PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Chheman is 811103. Chheman falls in Shekhopur Sarai sub-district, Sheikhpura district, Bihar. - PIN code 811103 - Gram panchayat Ambari - Community development block Shekhopur Sarai - Census village code 243885 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Chheman from nearby towns? - Shekhopur Sarai (sub-district HQ) 7 km by road - Sheikhpura (district HQ) 16 km by road - Barbigha (nearest town) 12 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Chheman? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Chheman; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 1 private - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Nimi - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Sheikhpura - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Shekhopur Sarai - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Public bus service 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 5 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Chheman known for? The main crops are paddy. About 71% of the 98 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Chheman Of every 100 households in Chheman in 2011, 6 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chheman · ■ Shekhopur Sarai rural average - Electricity for lighting 6% 9% - Toilet within the home 26% 33% - No toilet (open defecation) 74% 67% - Tap water 5% 4% - Drinking water within premises 26% 43% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 3% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 93% - Use banking services 26% 44% - Television 16% 12% - Mobile phone 61% 59% - Computer with internet 2% 1% - Two-wheeler 11% 6% - Car / jeep / van 1% 1% - None of these assets 26% 30% - Own their home 100% 98% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Chheman? ■ Chheman · ■ Shekhopur Sarai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 62.0% 70.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 890 918 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 990 923 - Working population 47.2% 37.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.9% for men and 49.5% for women. 50% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 242 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 276 (25%) · ■ Household industry 222 (20%) · ■ Other work 186 (17%) · ■ Marginal 170 (16%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Shekhopur Sarai - Amari 5,844 people - Shekhupursarai 3,966 people - Mohabbatpur 3,768 people - Unaman 3,699 people - Asthana 2,269 people - Sugia 1,982 people - Jodhan Bigha 1,569 people - Sadikpur 1,541 people All 30 villages in Shekhopur Sarai ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chheman? 811103 - How far is Chheman from Sheikhpura? 16 km by road - What is the population of Chheman? 2,323 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chheman in? Sheikhpura district (Shekhopur Sarai sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chheman? 62.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sheikhpura/shekhopur-sarai/chheman/ · Updated 2026-11-02 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.