# Chihutia Village, Khaira, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Khaira, Jamui 

# Chihutia

Chihutia is a village in Khaira sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,388 people in 204 households**, the 57th largest of 89 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 1,388people (2011)
- 204households
- 68.9%literacy
- 848females per 1,000 males

## Chihutia PIN code and other codes

Chihutia falls in Khaira sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKharainch
- Community development blockKhaira
- Census village code259147

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

## How far is Chihutia from nearby towns?

- Khaira (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Jamui (district HQ)16 km by road
- Jamui (nearest town)16 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 Chihutia?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chihutia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Jamui
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jhajha
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Chihutia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 69% of the 163 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 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 Chihutia

Of every 100 households in Chihutia in 2011, 2 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chihutia · ■ Khaira rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**88%

Tap water ****0%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**97%

Use banking services ****40%**

**41%

Television ****9%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****20%**

**33%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

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 Chihutia?

■ Chihutia · ■ Khaira rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****848**

**914

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****855**

**953

Working population ****37.2%**

**39.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 53.7% for women. 46% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 46 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 131 (25%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 61 (12%) · **■** Marginal 273 (53%)

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 Khaira

- Ballopur1,490 people
- Chaukitanr Deyaldih1,461 people
- Kharui1,441 people
- Kendua1,409 people
- Sakdari1,361 people
- Khutauna1,342 people
- Nijuara1,322 people
- Bhandra1,317 people

[All 96 villages in Khaira](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/khaira/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chihutia from Jamui?16 km by road
- What is the population of Chihutia?1,388 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chihutia in?Jamui district (Khaira sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chihutia?68.9% (Census 2011)