# Chatma Village, Shambhuganj, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Shambhuganj, Banka 

# Chatma

Chatma is a village in Shambhuganj sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,756 people in 332 households**, the 36th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 93.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 1,756people (2011)
- 332households
- 93.7%literacy
- 770females per 1,000 males

## Chatma PIN code and other codes

Chatma falls in Shambhuganj sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKurma
- Community development blockShambhuganj
- Census village code240366

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

## How far is Chatma from nearby towns?

- Shambhuganj (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)32 km by road
- Sultanganj (nearest town)20 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 Chatma?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Chatma; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kurma
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shambhuganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- 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 Chatma known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include hand tools, terracota pot and wooden items. About 64% of the 85 hectares of village land is sown, and 54 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 Chatma

Of every 100 households in Chatma in 2011, 47 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chatma · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****47%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****63%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****37%**

**79%

Tap water ****1%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**94%

Use banking services ****96%**

**41%

Television ****18%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**36%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Chatma?

■ Chatma · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****93.7%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****770**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****690**

**918

Working population ****24.0%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 96.1% for men and 90.5% for women. 40% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 214 (51%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (0%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 125 (30%) · **■** Marginal 79 (19%)

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 Shambhuganj

- Daka1,865 people
- Kunath1,820 people
- Ghospur1,808 people
- Kusaha1,806 people
- Ramchua1,740 people
- Jogni1,732 people
- Birnaudha1,722 people
- Mohanpur1,688 people

[All 186 villages in Shambhuganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/shambhuganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chatma from Banka?32 km by road
- What is the population of Chatma?1,756 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chatma in?Banka district (Shambhuganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chatma?93.7% (Census 2011)