# Chilhania Village, Amdabad, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Amdabad, Katihar 

# Chilhania

Chilhania is a village in Amdabad sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,500 people in 236 households**, the 32nd largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 39.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 45.3%.

- 1,500people (2011)
- 236households
- 39.7%literacy
- 882females per 1,000 males

## Chilhania PIN code and other codes

Chilhania falls in Amdabad sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatJanglatal
- Community development blockAmdabad
- Census village code225757

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

## How far is Chilhania from nearby towns?

- Amdabad (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)22 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)22 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 Chilhania?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Karimullahpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Singhia
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

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 Chilhania known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 91% of the 61 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 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 Chilhania

Of every 100 households in Chilhania in 2011, 1 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chilhania · ■ Amdabad rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**88%

Tap water ****3%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****77%**

**51%

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

**1%

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

**97%

Use banking services ****39%**

**31%

Television ****2%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****30%**

**34%

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 Chilhania?

■ Chilhania · ■ Amdabad rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****39.7%**

**45.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****882**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****902**

**941

Working population ****35.3%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 42.8% for men and 36.2% for women. 46% of men and 23% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 38 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 172 (32%) · **■** Other work 1 (0%) · **■** Marginal 319 (60%)

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 Amdabad

- Balua Ghatti1,614 people
- Jamra1,574 people
- Sakari Galiurf Kala Diara1,567 people
- Jhula1,560 people
- Raghunathpur1,424 people
- Paranpur1,407 people
- Singhia1,282 people
- Gadai Maharajpur1,100 people

[All 51 villages in Amdabad](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/amdabad/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chilhania from Katihar?22 km by road
- What is the population of Chilhania?1,500 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chilhania in?Katihar district (Amdabad sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chilhania?39.7% (Census 2011)