# Chilhania Village, Jokihat, Araria (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Jokihat, Araria 

# Chilhania

Chilhania is a village in Jokihat sub-district of Araria district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **4,990 people in 959 households**, the 17th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.0%.

- 4,990people (2011)
- 959households
- 57.8%literacy
- 914females per 1,000 males

## Chilhania PIN code and other codes

Chilhania falls in Jokihat sub-district, Araria district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChilhania
- Community development blockJokihat
- Census village code222201

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

## How far is Chilhania from nearby towns?

- Jokihat (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Araria (district HQ)15 km by road
- Araria (nearest town)15 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 Chilhania?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Chilhania; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sisauna
- ○Degree college10+ km · Araria
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds

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 Chilhania known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 58% of the 597 hectares of village land is sown, and 205 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 Chilhania

Of every 100 households in Chilhania in 2011, 1 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chilhania · ■ Jokihat rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**93%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**32%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**0%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****24%**

**17%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**30%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Chilhania?

■ Chilhania · ■ Jokihat rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%**

**53.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914**

**919

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****964**

**961

Working population ****36.4%**

**31.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.0% for men and 49.8% for women. 47% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 229 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 413 (23%) · **■** Household industry 55 (3%) · **■** Other work 152 (8%) · **■** Marginal 967 (53%)

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 Jokihat

- Chaukta5,825 people
- Masuria5,547 people
- Matiari5,062 people
- Uda5,037 people
- Bardenga4,876 people
- Parshadpur4,814 people
- Bagnagar4,709 people
- Kesarra4,489 people

[All 99 villages in Jokihat](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/araria/jokihat/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chilhania from Araria?15 km by road
- What is the population of Chilhania?4,990 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chilhania in?Araria district (Jokihat sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chilhania?57.8% (Census 2011)