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

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Village · Barsoi, Katihar 

# Chorkhora

Chorkhora is a village in Barsoi sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,214 people in 264 households**, the 103rd largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 43.7%.

- 1,214people (2011)
- 264households
- 66.3%literacy
- 882females per 1,000 males

## Chorkhora PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatHarnaroi
- Community development blockBarsoi
- Census village code224921

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

## How far is Chorkhora from nearby towns?

- Barsoi (sub-district HQ)23 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)73 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)73 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 Chorkhora?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chorkhora; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Choghra
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Abadpur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Salmari
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katihar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ 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 Chorkhora known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 86% of the 202 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Chorkhora

Of every 100 households in Chorkhora in 2011, 0 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 29 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chorkhora · ■ Barsoi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**41%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****3%**

**15%

Television ****1%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****29%**

**27%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****38%**

**40%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Chorkhora?

■ Chorkhora · ■ Barsoi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.3%**

**43.7%

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

**920

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****824**

**960

Working population ****40.3%**

**32.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.1% for men and 60.9% for women. 52% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 53 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 424 (87%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 7 (1%) · **■** Marginal 4 (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

- Gowagaon1,272 people
- Bathna1,247 people
- Chichaura1,237 people
- Kachana1,215 people
- Kandhal1,205 people
- Chhota Sikarpur1,201 people
- Ghoradiha1,200 people
- Haripur1,181 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Chorkhora from Katihar?73 km by road
- What is the population of Chorkhora?1,214 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chorkhora in?Katihar district (Barsoi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chorkhora?66.3% (Census 2011)