# Churhit Village, Sono, Jamui (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sono, Jamui 

# Churhit

Churhit is a village in Sono sub-district of Jamui district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,777 people in 498 households**, the 14th largest of 210 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 53.4%.

- 2,777people (2011)
- 498households
- 65.1%literacy
- 992females per 1,000 males

## Churhit PIN code and other codes

Churhit falls in Sono sub-district, Jamui district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChurhait
- Community development blockSono
- Census village code259306

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

## How far is Churhit from nearby towns?

- Sono (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Jamui (district HQ)47 km by road
- Jhajha (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 Churhit?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Churhit; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karwa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Jamui
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)3 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 Churhit known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 58% of the 260 hectares of village land is sown, and 123 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 Churhit

Of every 100 households in Churhit in 2011, 13 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Churhit · ■ Sono rural average

Electricity for lighting ****13%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****52%**

**35%

Television ****7%**

**5%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****32%**

**39%

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 Churhit?

■ Churhit · ■ Sono rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**53.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****992**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****937**

**972

Working population ****31.7%**

**45.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 54.0% for women. 48% of men and 15% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 80 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 566 (64%) · **■** Household industry 115 (13%) · **■** Other work 50 (6%) · **■** Marginal 69 (8%)

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 Sono

- Tola Mahgaon3,656 people
- Tola Rajaun3,158 people
- Tola Bautha3,150 people
- Tola Belamba2,866 people
- Tola Dumri Khas2,760 people
- Tola Dahiari2,706 people
- Dokli2,668 people
- Tola Chhuchhundaria2,658 people

[All 249 villages in Sono](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/jamui/sono/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Churhit from Jamui?47 km by road
- What is the population of Churhit?2,777 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Churhit in?Jamui district (Sono sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Churhit?65.1% (Census 2011)