# Chhohar Village, Sameli, Katihar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Sameli, Katihar 

# Chhohar

Chhohar is a village in Sameli sub-district of Katihar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,073 people in 1,248 households**, the 6th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 6,073people (2011)
- 1,248households
- 51.9%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Chhohar PIN code and other codes

Chhohar falls in Sameli sub-district, Katihar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChhohar
- Community development blockSameli
- Census village code225624

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

## How far is Chhohar from nearby towns?

- Sameli (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Katihar (district HQ)40 km by road
- Katihar (nearest town)40 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 Chhohar?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Kusiari
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katihar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kusiari
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 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 Chhohar known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 950 hectares of village land is sown, and 101 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 Chhohar

Of every 100 households in Chhohar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chhohar · ■ Sameli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**14%

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

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**84%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****53%**

**56%

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

**2%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****21%**

**33%

Television ****4%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**38%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****40%**

**34%

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 Chhohar?

■ Chhohar · ■ Sameli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****51.9%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**918

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****927**

**968

Working population ****47.6%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.5% for men and 42.4% for women. 50% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 273 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,316 (46%) · **■** Household industry 26 (1%) · **■** Other work 71 (2%) · **■** Marginal 1,205 (42%)

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 Sameli

- Muradpur *14,505 people
- Dumar7,282 people
- Khaira6,864 people
- Maula Nagar Chakla6,422 people
- Bakia3,697 people
- Mothoria2,830 people
- Salempur2,819 people
- Bakhri2,583 people

[All 36 villages in Sameli](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/katihar/sameli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chhohar from Katihar?40 km by road
- What is the population of Chhohar?6,073 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhohar in?Katihar district (Sameli sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chhohar?51.9% (Census 2011)