# Chaulhar Village, Azamnagar, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Azamnagar, Katihar 

# Chaulhar

Chaulhar is a village in Azamnagar sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **855113**. The 2011 Census counted **6,387 people in 1,417 households**, the 4th largest of 214 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 27.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.6%.

- 6,387people (2011)
- 1,417households
- 27.7%literacy
- 855113PIN code

## Chaulhar PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chaulhar is 855113.** Chaulhar falls in Azamnagar sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code855113
- Gram panchayatChaulhar
- Community development blockAzamnagar
- Census village code225236

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

## How far is Chaulhar from nearby towns?

- Azamnagar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)32 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)32 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 Chaulhar?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Chaulhar; 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
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Azamnagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Chaulhar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 72% of the 576 hectares of village land is sown, and 158 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 Chaulhar

Of every 100 households in Chaulhar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chaulhar · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**85%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**46%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****16%**

**22%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**34%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****49%**

**33%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chaulhar?

■ Chaulhar · ■ Azamnagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****27.7%**

**47.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****996**

**964

Working population ****26.1%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 33.6% for men and 21.4% for women. 48% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 165 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,200 (72%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 43 (3%) · **■** Marginal 247 (15%)

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 Azamnagar

- Azamnagar9,855 people
- Khuriyal7,680 people
- Gorakhpur7,399 people
- Pindhal5,292 people
- Amarsinghpur5,289 people
- Bairia5,216 people
- Mahila4,516 people

[All 234 villages in Azamnagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/azamnagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chaulhar?855113
- How far is Chaulhar from Katihar?32 km by road
- What is the population of Chaulhar?6,387 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaulhar in?Katihar district (Azamnagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chaulhar?27.7% (Census 2011)
