# Chichaura Village, Barsoi, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Chichaura

Chichaura is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar, PIN code **855102**. The 2011 Census counted **1,237 people in 230 households**, the 101st largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 40.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 1,237people (2011)
- 230households
- 40.6%literacy
- 855102PIN code

## Chichaura PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chichaura is 855102.** Chichaura falls in Barsoi sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- PIN code855102
- Gram panchayatKamrol
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code224902

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

## How far is Chichaura from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)59 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)59 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 Chichaura?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Abadpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Barsoi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ 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 Chichaura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 64% of the 144 hectares of village land is sown, and 60 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 Chichaura

Of every 100 households in Chichaura in 2011, 1 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chichaura · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**41%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****12%**

**15%

Television ****5%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**40%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Chichaura?

■ Chichaura · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****40.6%**

**43.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973**

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1123**

**960

Working population ****27.4%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 47.0% for men and 33.8% for women. 49% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 112 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (3%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 9 (3%) · **■** Marginal 206 (61%)

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

- Kotara1,306 people
- Baldogachhi1,300 people
- Gowagaon1,272 people
- Bathna1,247 people
- Kachana1,215 people
- Chorkhora1,214 people
- Kandhal1,205 people
- Chhota Sikarpur1,201 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chichaura?855102
- How far is Chichaura from Katihar?59 km by road
- What is the population of Chichaura?1,237 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chichaura in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chichaura?40.6% (Census 2011)