# Chilia Village, Balrampur, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Balrampur, Katihar 

# Chilia

Chilia is a village in Balrampur sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **254 people in 49 households**, the 111th largest of 130 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 45.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 47.2%.

- 254people (2011)
- 49households
- 45.2%literacy
- 984females per 1,000 males

## Chilia PIN code and other codes

Chilia falls in Balrampur sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhemial
- Community development blockBalrampur
- Census village code224856

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

## How far is Chilia from nearby towns?

- Balrampur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)55 km by road
- Dalkhola (nearest town)12 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 Chilia?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Chilia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Bhemial
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Balrampur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhemial
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Chilia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 97% of the 50 hectares of village land is sown, and 27 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 Chilia

Of every 100 households in Chilia in 2011, 2 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 24 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chilia · ■ Balrampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**6%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**44%

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

**0%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****0%**

**15%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****24%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****35%**

**35%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Chilia?

■ Chilia · ■ Balrampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****45.2%**

**47.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**934

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**953

Working population ****24.0%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.1% for men and 35.4% for women. 44% of men and 4% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 16 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (3%) · **■** Other work 3 (5%) · **■** Marginal 40 (66%)

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 Balrampur

- Dhanhara290 people
- Mahisampur284 people
- Mohan Gachh284 people
- Belwa268 people
- Sadipur250 people
- Nista Kasht248 people
- Lohagara Milik214 people
- Jaipura212 people

[All 155 villages in Balrampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/balrampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chilia from Katihar?55 km by road
- What is the population of Chilia?254 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chilia in?Katihar district (Balrampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chilia?45.2% (Census 2011)