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Cheya

छेया
Muhra mandal
Pincode 824231
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LGD code
255162
Pincode
824231
Post office
Bodhgaya
Population
1,571
Households
255
Literacy rate
56.7%
Sex ratio
877 ♀/1000♂
Workers
692
Census 2011 · in context

How Cheya compares

By population, Cheya ranks #22 of 54 villages in Muhra mandal.

Literacy rate
%
56.7%
+7.7% vs mandal average
Cheya
56.7%
Muhra mandal
49.0%
Gaya district
52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
877
−69 vs mandal average
Cheya
877
Muhra mandal
946
Household size
people per home
6.2
−0.4 vs mandal average
Cheya
6.2
Muhra mandal
6.6

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

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Cheya at a glance

Cheya is a village of 1,571 people in 255 households (Census 2011) in Muhra block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 22nd-largest of 54 villages in Muhra block. Literacy is 57%, 8 points above the block average of 49% and the sex ratio is 877 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 824231, served by Bodhgaya post office; the LGD village code is 255162. The village votes in Kurhani assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kedar Prasad Gupta. The population is estimated at 1,852 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Cheya

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
5
Power hours (winter)
6
Primary school
1
Middle school
0
Secondary school
0
Senior secondary
0
Degree college
0
Primary health centre
0
Health sub-centre
0
Community health centre
0
Dispensary
0
Veterinary hospital
0
Post office
No
Sub post office
No
Commercial bank
Yes
Cooperative bank
No
ATM
No
Public bus service
No
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
No
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
No
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
No
Nearest statutory town
GAYA
Distance to nearest town (km)
44
Distance to district HQ (km)
44
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
9
All-weather road
No
Gram panchayat (2011)
Sewtar
Total area (ha)
241
Irrigated area (ha)
230.4
Forest area (ha)
0

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

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Key facts — Cheya

LGD code
255162
Pincode
824231
Post office
Bodhgaya
Population (Census 2011)
1,571
Population (projected 2026)
1,852
Households
255
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
877
Literacy rate
56.7%
Lok Sabha constituency
Muzaffarpur
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Kurhani
Member of Parliament
Raj Bhushan Choudhary
Member of Legislative Assembly
Kedar Prasad Gupta
Block / Mandal
Muhra
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-08
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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