# Chhagarchara Village, Belhar, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Belhar, Banka 

# Chhagarchara

Chhagarchara is a village in Belhar sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **542 people in 96 households**, the 97th largest of 142 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 60.2%.

- 542people (2011)
- 96households
- 48.0%literacy
- 789females per 1,000 males

## Chhagarchara PIN code and other codes

Chhagarchara falls in Belhar sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSirinagar
- Community development blockBelhar
- Census village code241524

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

## How far is Chhagarchara from nearby towns?

- Belhar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)45 km by road
- Sultanganj (nearest town)45 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 Chhagarchara?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Chhagarchara; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bhoreganj
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)2 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 Chhagarchara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 74% of the 67 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Chhagarchara

Of every 100 households in Chhagarchara in 2011, 1 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhagarchara · ■ Belhar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**89%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**27%

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

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**95%

Use banking services ****37%**

**40%

Television ****12%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**48%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****25%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Chhagarchara?

■ Chhagarchara · ■ Belhar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.0%**

**60.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****789**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****527**

**941

Working population ****38.2%**

**40.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 53.6% for men and 41.4% for women. 45% of men and 30% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 29 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 172 (83%)

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 Belhar

- Tola Satighat615 people
- Madhuwa607 people
- Tola Kerajor555 people
- Bholni548 people
- Lakheraj499 people
- Kurthia498 people
- Tola Kaithatikar483 people
- Tola Surahi445 people

[All 172 villages in Belhar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/belhar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chhagarchara from Banka?45 km by road
- What is the population of Chhagarchara?542 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhagarchara in?Banka district (Belhar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chhagarchara?48.0% (Census 2011)