# Chaunkia Village, Raghopur, Vaishali (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Raghopur, Vaishali 

# Chaunkia

Chaunkia is a village in Raghopur sub-district of Vaishali district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,043 people in 961 households**, the 15th largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 50.7%.

- 5,043people (2011)
- 961households
- 55.6%literacy
- 857females per 1,000 males

## Chaunkia PIN code and other codes

Chaunkia falls in Raghopur sub-district, Vaishali district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSaraepur
- Community development blockRaghopur
- Census village code235771

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

## How far is Chaunkia from nearby towns?

- Raghopur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Hajipur (district HQ)36 km by road
- Hajipur (nearest town)36 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 Chaunkia?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chaunkia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

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

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Hajipur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Hajipur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Raghopur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 2 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 Chaunkia known for?

The main crops are **banana, wheat and maize**. About 30% of the 170 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chaunkia

Of every 100 households in Chaunkia in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chaunkia · ■ Raghopur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**2%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**10%

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

**89%

Tap water ****4%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**24%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****44%**

**31%

Television ****14%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**46%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**30%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chaunkia?

■ Chaunkia · ■ Raghopur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.6%**

**50.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****857**

**863

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**921

Working population ****27.8%**

**29.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.5% for men and 43.8% for women. 49% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 363 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 512 (37%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 57 (4%) · **■** Marginal 466 (33%)

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 Raghopur

- Juramanpur Barari7,999 people
- Saidabad7,626 people
- Malikpur7,459 people
- Bahrampur6,588 people
- Chak Singar Barari4,629 people
- Jahangirpur Pirthi3,920 people
- sukwarpur3,871 people
- Bhawani Prasad urf Madho3,641 people

[All 71 villages in Raghopur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/vaishali/raghopur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chaunkia from Hajipur?36 km by road
- What is the population of Chaunkia?5,043 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaunkia in?Vaishali district (Raghopur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chaunkia?55.6% (Census 2011)