Village · Chainpur, Palamu
# Bhairwa

Bhairwa is a village in Chainpur sub-district of Palamu district, Jharkhand, PIN code 822110. The 2011 Census counted 883 people in 174 households, the 80th largest of 169 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.9%.
- 883 people (2011)
- 174 households
- 49.1% literacy
- 822110 PIN code

## Bhairwa PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bhairwa is 822110. Bhairwa falls in Chainpur sub-district, Palamu district, Jharkhand.
- PIN code 822110
- Gram panchayat Narsinhpur Pathra
- Community development block Chainpur
- Census village code 366709

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bhairwa from nearby towns?
- Chainpur (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Medininagar (district HQ) 18 km by road
- Daltonganj (nearest town) 18 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bhairwa?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Bhairwa; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Public library In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Chainpur
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Daltonganj
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bhairwa known for?

The main crops are rice. About 37% of the 164 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bhairwa

Of every 100 households in Bhairwa in 2011, 0 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Bhairwa · ■ Chainpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 26%
- Toilet within the home 1% 7%
- No toilet (open defecation) 99% 93%
- Tap water 1% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 17% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 98%
- Use banking services 61% 54%
- Television 1% 10%
- Mobile phone 57% 39%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 7% 6%
- Car / jeep / van 3% 3%
- None of these assets 20% 33%
- Own their home 99% 99%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bhairwa?

■ Bhairwa · ■ Chainpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 49.1% 55.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 855 944
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 885 961
- Working population 44.6% 38.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.1% for men and 33.9% for women. 48% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 60 (15%) · ■ Farm labourers 10 (3%) · ■ Household industry 6 (2%) · ■ Other work 27 (7%) · ■ Marginal 291 (74%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Chainpur
- Kokaru 958 people
- Patarhia Kalan 947 people
- Kurka 902 people
- Nimian 886 people
- Karakat 879 people
- Sonpurwa 872 people
- Purna Majhgawan 871 people
- Pinrra 862 people

All 180 villages in Chainpur

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bhairwa? 822110
- How far is Bhairwa from Medininagar? 18 km by road
- What is the population of Bhairwa? 883 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhairwa in? Palamu district (Chainpur sub-district), Jharkhand
- What is the literacy rate of Bhairwa? 49.1% (Census 2011)

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