Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur
# Chhotki Naki

Chhotki Naki is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 2,390 people in 407 households, the 18th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.
- 2,390 people (2011)
- 407 households
- 58.0% literacy
- 920 females per 1,000 males

## Chhotki Naki PIN code and other codes

Chhotki Naki falls in Sonhaula sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Barinaki
- Community development block Sonhaula
- Census village code 240309

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Chhotki Naki from nearby towns?
- Sonhaula (sub-district HQ) 20 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ) 50 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town) 20 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Chhotki Naki?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chhotki Naki; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Post office In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Kahalgeo
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Kahalgeo
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km
- ○ Public library 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and canal / river

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chhotki Naki known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 57% of the 149 hectares of village land is sown, and 50 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Chhotki Naki

Of every 100 households in Chhotki Naki in 2011, 24 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhotki Naki · ■ Sonhaula rural average
- Electricity for lighting 24% 26%
- Toilet within the home 5% 14%
- No toilet (open defecation) 95% 84%
- Tap water 0% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 24% 24%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 1%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 95% 85%
- Use banking services 41% 44%
- Television 4% 11%
- Mobile phone 54% 53%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 4% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 34% 31%
- Own their home 98% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Chhotki Naki?

■ Chhotki Naki · ■ Sonhaula rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 58.0% 54.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 920 900
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1012 944
- Working population 42.1% 40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.0% for men and 45.7% for women. 45% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 44 (4%) · ■ Farm labourers 370 (37%) · ■ Household industry 10 (1%) · ■ Other work 58 (6%) · ■ Marginal 523 (52%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Sonhaula
- Madhepur 3,532 people
- Bhawanipur 3,314 people
- Madarganj 2,452 people
- Disarath 2,395 people
- Tanakmas 2,373 people
- Amdiha 2,369 people
- Ghuthiani 2,236 people
- Pothia 2,234 people

All 177 villages in Sonhaula

## Quick answers
- How far is Chhotki Naki from Bhagalpur? 50 km by road
- What is the population of Chhotki Naki? 2,390 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhotki Naki in? Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chhotki Naki? 58.0% (Census 2011)

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