Village · Barhara, Bhojpur
# Chhinegaon

Chhinegaon is a village in Barhara sub-district of Bhojpur district, Bihar, PIN code 802316. The 2011 Census counted 5,375 people in 805 households, the 13th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.
- 5,375 people (2011)
- 805 households
- 63.3% literacy
- 802316 PIN code

## Chhinegaon PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Chhinegaon is 802316. Chhinegaon falls in Barhara sub-district, Bhojpur district, Bihar.
- PIN code 802316
- Gram panchayat Gagiapur
- Community development block Barhara
- Census village code 246847

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

## How far is Chhinegaon from nearby towns?
- Barhara (sub-district HQ) 11 km by road
- Arrah (district HQ) 18 km by road
- Arrah (nearest town) 18 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Chhinegaon?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Chhinegaon; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Arrah
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Arrah
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Arrah
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 5 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Chhinegaon known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 86% of the 124 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chhinegaon

Of every 100 households in Chhinegaon in 2011, 6 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Chhinegaon · ■ Barhara rural average
- Electricity for lighting 6% 10%
- Toilet within the home 22% 23%
- No toilet (open defecation) 78% 75%
- Tap water 13% 7%
- Drinking water within premises 61% 68%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 6% 5%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 90% 91%
- Use banking services 65% 56%
- Television 27% 18%
- Mobile phone 61% 61%
- Computer with internet 4% 1%
- Two-wheeler 7% 10%
- Car / jeep / van 5% 2%
- None of these assets 20% 19%
- Own their home 89% 98%

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

## What is the population of Chhinegaon?

■ Chhinegaon · ■ Barhara rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 63.3% 69.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 889 878
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 945 906
- Working population 29.1% 29.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 51.8% for women. 42% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 108 (7%) · ■ Farm labourers 633 (41%) · ■ Household industry 52 (3%) · ■ Other work 97 (6%) · ■ Marginal 672 (43%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Barhara
- Akauna 7,597 people
- Nathmalpur 6,966 people
- Barahra 6,889 people
- Semaria Pararia 5,433 people
- Bakhorapur 4,903 people
- Gazipur Farhada 4,652 people
- Gunri 4,534 people
- Bishunpur 4,457 people

All 79 villages in Barhara

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Chhinegaon? 802316
- How far is Chhinegaon from Arrah? 18 km by road
- What is the population of Chhinegaon? 5,375 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhinegaon in? Bhojpur district (Barhara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chhinegaon? 63.3% (Census 2011)

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