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Chero

चेरो
Sarmera mandal
Pincode 811104
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Chero is a village in Sarmera mandal, Nalanda district, Bihar, with a population of 11,090 across 1,986 households and a literacy rate of 39.5%. Located at coordinates 25.401°N, 85.540°E with PIN code 811104, the village has a fuel point of interest.

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LGD code
244493
Pincode
811104
Post office
Sarmera
Population
11,090
Households
1,986
Literacy rate
39.5%
Sex ratio
894 ♀/1000♂
Workers
3,611
Distance to district centre
56 km
Distance to mandal centre
26 km
Distance to Patna
46 km
Distance to Kolkata
426 km
Nearest railway station
Kharuara Halt · <1 km
Nearest hospital / PHC
Harnaut Hospital · 3 km
Census 2011 · in context

How Chero compares

By population, Chero ranks #1 of 35 villages in Sarmera mandal — the largest.

Literacy rate
%
39.5%
−4.6% vs mandal average
Chero
39.5%
Sarmera mandal
44.1%
Nalanda district
52.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
894
−25 vs mandal average
Chero
894
Sarmera mandal
919
Household size
people per home
5.6
−0.3 vs mandal average
Chero
5.6
Sarmera mandal
5.9

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Chero at a glance

Chero is a village of 11,090 people in 1,986 households (Census 2011) in Sarmera block, Nalanda district, Bihar, the largest of 35 villages in Sarmera block. Literacy is 40%, 5 points below the block average of 44% and the sex ratio is 894 women per 1,000 men. It lies 56 km from the Nalanda district centre, 5 km from Barah, the nearest town, under 1 km from Kharuara Halt railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 811104, served by Sarmera post office; the LGD village code is 244493. The nearest hospital or health centre is Harnaut Hospital, 3 km away. The village votes in Mokama assembly constituency, represented by MLA Anant Kumar Singh. The population is estimated at 13,075 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chero

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
Yes
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
3
Power hours (winter)
1
Primary school
1
Middle school
2
Secondary school
2
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
1
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
Yes
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
No
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
BARBIGHA
Distance to nearest town (km)
12
Distance to district HQ (km)
36
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
4
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
Chero
Total area (ha)
1,964
Irrigated area (ha)
341.32
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

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Key facts — Chero

LGD code
244493
Pincode
811104
Post office
Sarmera
Population (Census 2011)
11,090
Population (projected 2026)
13,075
Households
1,986
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
894
Literacy rate
39.5%
Coordinates
25.40082°N, 85.54043°E
Lok Sabha constituency
Munger
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Mokama
Member of Parliament
Rajiv Ranjan Singh
Member of Legislative Assembly
Anant Kumar Singh
Block / Mandal
Sarmera
Getting there

How to reach Chero

Mandal centre
Sarmera · ≈ 26 km
≈ 53 min by car · 1 h 3 min by bike
Directions
District centre
Nalanda · ≈ 56 km
≈ 1 h 54 min by car · 2 h 15 min by bike
Directions
Nearest town · 10,208 people
Barah · ≈ 5.2 km
≈ 11 min by car · 13 min by bike
Directions
Distance to cities · straight line
  • Patna46 kmcapital
  • Kolkata426 km
  • Delhi899 km
  • Hyderabad1152 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
  • Railway stationKharuara Halt<1 km
  • Bus stopNCC More bus stop22 km
  • Hospital / PHCHarnaut Hospital3 km
  • ATM / bankState Bank of India4 km
  • Petrol pumpDihri Garh petrol pump2 km
  • CollegeRam Babu High school27 km
  • Police stationHarnaut Police Station3 km
Education · within 5 km

Schools & colleges near Chero

3 mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors, nearest first. Government school lists (UDISE) will replace this when loaded.

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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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