# Chhatahar Village, Shambhuganj, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Shambhuganj, Banka 

# Chhatahar

Chhatahar is a village in Shambhuganj sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,402 people in 488 households**, the 19th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.9%.

- 2,402people (2011)
- 488households
- 65.9%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Chhatahar PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatChhatahar
- Community development blockShambhuganj
- Census village code240387

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

## How far is Chhatahar from nearby towns?

- Shambhuganj (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)50 km by road
- Sultanganj (nearest town)26 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 Chhatahar?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chhatahar; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tarapur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tarapur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- 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 Chhatahar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 171 hectares of village land is sown, and 171 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 Chhatahar

Of every 100 households in Chhatahar in 2011, 33 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhatahar · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****33%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****41%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**79%

Tap water ****7%**

**7%

Drinking water within premises ****45%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**94%

Use banking services ****37%**

**41%

Television ****13%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****4%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**7%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****47%**

**36%

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 Chhatahar?

■ Chhatahar · ■ Shambhuganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%**

**64.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**884

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953**

**918

Working population ****22.4%**

**34.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.7% for men and 58.4% for women. 39% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 16 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 7 (1%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 80 (15%) · **■** Marginal 430 (80%)

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

- Mahthudih2,573 people
- Dharampur2,518 people
- Gulni2,450 people
- Gidhaura2,420 people
- Kaitha2,368 people
- Rudpai2,347 people
- Kamatpur2,327 people
- Gorai2,151 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Chhatahar from Banka?50 km by road
- What is the population of Chhatahar?2,402 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhatahar in?Banka district (Shambhuganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chhatahar?65.9% (Census 2011)