# Chaura Village, Meherma, Godda (Jharkhand) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Meherma, Godda 

# Chaura

Chaura is a village in Meherma sub-district of Godda district, Jharkhand, PIN code **814160**. The 2011 Census counted **1,822 people in 342 households**, the 28th largest of 144 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 56.0%.

- 1,822people (2011)
- 342households
- 67.0%literacy
- 814160PIN code

## Chaura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chaura is 814160.** Chaura falls in Meherma sub-district, Godda district, Jharkhand.

- PIN code814160
- Gram panchayatDhankuria
- Community development blockMeherma
- Census village code355755

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

## How far is Chaura from nearby towns?

- Godda (sub-district HQ)44 km by road
- Godda (district HQ)44 km by road
- Godda (nearest town)44 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 Chaura?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Chaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dumka
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

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 Chaura known for?

About 89% of the 114 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 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 Chaura

Of every 100 households in Chaura in 2011, 19 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chaura · ■ Meherma rural average

Electricity for lighting ****19%**

**9%

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

**13%

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

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**22%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**72%

Use banking services ****28%**

**46%

Television ****10%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****45%**

**37%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chaura?

■ Chaura · ■ Meherma rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.0%**

**56.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****910**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****780**

**960

Working population ****50.5%**

**38.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.5% for men and 58.0% for women. 55% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 15 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 50 (5%) · **■** Marginal 845 (92%)

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 Meherma

- Rasti Kar1,907 people
- Barari1,906 people
- Dhodha1,879 people
- Siwanpur1,867 people
- Tularam Bhuska1,706 people
- Champa1,662 people
- Khiraundhi1,609 people
- Mania Chak1,590 people

[All 213 villages in Meherma](https://wherepedia.org/india/jharkhand/godda/meherma/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chaura?814160
- How far is Chaura from Godda?44 km by road
- What is the population of Chaura?1,822 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaura in?Godda district (Meherma sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Chaura?67.0% (Census 2011)