# Chilhar Village, Itarhi, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Itarhi, Buxar 

# Chilhar

Chilhar is a village in Itarhi sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar, PIN code **802117**. The 2011 Census counted **2,791 people in 441 households**, the 11th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%.

- 2,791people (2011)
- 441households
- 67.1%literacy
- 802117PIN code

## Chilhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chilhar is 802117.** Chilhar falls in Itarhi sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- PIN code802117
- Gram panchayatChilhar
- Community development blockItarhi
- Census village code248687

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

## How far is Chilhar from nearby towns?

- Itarhi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)25 km by road
- Buxar (nearest town)25 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 Chilhar?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Chilhar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sigti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sisaudha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 5 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 Chilhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy, wheat and oil seeds**. About 94% of the 341 hectares of village land is sown, and 241 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 Chilhar

Of every 100 households in Chilhar in 2011, 2 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Chilhar · ■ Itarhi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**82%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****68%**

**70%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**94%

Use banking services ****28%**

**55%

Television ****9%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**9%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chilhar?

■ Chilhar · ■ Itarhi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.1%**

**68.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****981**

**946

Working population ****35.4%**

**30.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 56.0% for women. 51% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 292 (30%) · **■** Farm labourers 244 (25%) · **■** Other work 63 (6%) · **■** Marginal 389 (39%)

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 Itarhi

- Unwans3,786 people
- Bijhaura3,308 people
- Harpur3,167 people
- Lodhas2,818 people
- Atrauna2,774 people
- Hakimpur2,563 people
- Jigna2,341 people
- Sarasti2,307 people

[All 167 villages in Itarhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/itarhi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chilhar?802117
- How far is Chilhar from Buxar?25 km by road
- What is the population of Chilhar?2,791 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chilhar in?Buxar district (Itarhi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chilhar?67.1% (Census 2011)