# Chiganwa Village, Parihar, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Parihar, Sitamarhi 

# Chiganwa

Chiganwa is a village in Parihar sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, PIN code **845332**. The 2011 Census counted **1,196 people in 266 households**, the 74th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 32.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 46.2%.

- 1,196people (2011)
- 266households
- 32.5%literacy
- 845332PIN code

## Chiganwa PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chiganwa is 845332.** Chiganwa falls in Parihar sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar.

- PIN code845332
- Gram panchayatKhairwa Malahi
- Community development blockParihar
- Census village code219135

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

## How far is Chiganwa from nearby towns?

- Parihar (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Sitamarhi (district HQ)40 km by road
- Sitamarhi (nearest town)40 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 Chiganwa?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chiganwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Chiganwa known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 79% of the 93 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Chiganwa

Of every 100 households in Chiganwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 16 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chiganwa · ■ Parihar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**82%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****3%**

**28%

Television ****0%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****16%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****46%**

**28%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chiganwa?

■ Chiganwa · ■ Parihar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****32.5%**

**46.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911**

**906

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1107**

**929

Working population ****30.0%**

**33.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 41.1% for men and 22.5% for women. 51% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 309 (86%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 5 (1%) · **■** Marginal 10 (3%)

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 Parihar

- Khuksi1,440 people
- Sardalpatti1,398 people
- Indarwa1,362 people
- Ladahuri urf Narphora1,292 people
- Adhgain1,173 people
- Bela Musharnia1,106 people
- Bhagaha1,066 people
- Gamharia1,045 people

[All 83 villages in Parihar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/parihar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chiganwa?845332
- How far is Chiganwa from Sitamarhi?40 km by road
- What is the population of Chiganwa?1,196 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chiganwa in?Sitamarhi district (Parihar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chiganwa?32.5% (Census 2011)