# Chaugachhi Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Chaugachhi

Chaugachhi is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **703 people in 157 households**, the 153rd largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 703people (2011)
- 157households
- 50.5%literacy
- 942females per 1,000 males

## Chaugachhi PIN code and other codes

Chaugachhi falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatEkshalla
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code224989

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

## How far is Chaugachhi from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)58 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)58 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 Chaugachhi?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chaugachhi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Abadpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sultanpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 Chaugachhi known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 45% of the 11 hectares of village land is sown, and 3 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 Chaugachhi

Of every 100 households in Chaugachhi in 2011, 6 had electricity, 61 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chaugachhi · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****6%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****61%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****39%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****98%**

**41%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****11%**

**15%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****9%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****57%**

**40%

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 Chaugachhi?

■ Chaugachhi · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****50.5%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****942**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1018**

**960

Working population ****35.7%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.4% for men and 46.3% for women. 62% of men and 8% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 123 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 117 (47%) · **■** Other work 8 (3%) · **■** Marginal 3 (1%)

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 Barsoi

- Dakaitpuja720 people
- Neamatpur718 people
- Jagannathpur716 people
- Narwal704 people
- Pokharia698 people
- Dubisubhi696 people
- Sitgaon692 people
- Chetana687 people

[All 231 villages in Barsoi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/barsoi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chaugachhi from Katihar?58 km by road
- What is the population of Chaugachhi?703 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chaugachhi in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chaugachhi?50.5% (Census 2011)