# Chilkara Village, Bausi, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Bausi, Banka 

# Chilkara

Chilkara is a village in Bausi sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,678 people in 1,142 households**, the 10th largest of 120 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 44.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 57.6%.

- 5,678people (2011)
- 1,142households
- 44.4%literacy
- 983females per 1,000 males

## Chilkara PIN code and other codes

Chilkara falls in Bausi sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChilkara
- Community development blockBausi
- Census village code242468

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

## How far is Chilkara from nearby towns?

- Bausi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)42 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)34 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 Chilkara?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chilkara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Saraiya
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bausi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 h winter

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 Chilkara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 60% of the 2,070 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,000 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 Chilkara

Of every 100 households in Chilkara in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chilkara · ■ Bausi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**10%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**89%

Tap water ****11%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**23%

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

**5%

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

**91%

Use banking services ****9%**

**31%

Television ****0%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****19%**

**42%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**30%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chilkara?

■ Chilkara · ■ Bausi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****44.4%**

**57.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1076**

**950

Working population ****45.3%**

**38.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 52.7% for men and 35.8% for women. 51% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 282 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 359 (14%) · **■** Household industry 9 (0%) · **■** Other work 57 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1,867 (73%)

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 Bausi

- Phaga6,502 people
- Sikandar Pur6,169 people
- Angaro Jabra5,731 people
- Dalia5,702 people
- Saruwa5,393 people
- Nayagaon4,141 people
- Sukhiabarait4,037 people
- Sirai4,001 people

[All 153 villages in Bausi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/bausi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chilkara from Banka?42 km by road
- What is the population of Chilkara?5,678 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chilkara in?Banka district (Bausi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chilkara?44.4% (Census 2011)