# Chhatar Gachh Village, Pothia, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/chhatar-gachh/ Village · Pothia, Kishanganj # Chhatar Gachh Chhatar Gachh is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855117**. The 2011 Census counted **5,993 people in 1,188 households**, the 6th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%. - 5,993people (2011) - 1,188households - 56.6%literacy - 855117PIN code ## Chhatar Gachh PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chhatar Gachh is 855117.** Chhatar Gachh falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - PIN code855117 - Gram panchayatChattargachh - Community development blockPothia - Census village code222609 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chhatar Gachh from nearby towns? - Pothia (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ)29 km by road - Kishanganj (nearest town)29 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 Chhatar Gachh? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Chhatar Gachh; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Pothia - ○Degree college10+ km · Thakurganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 h winter 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 Chhatar Gachh known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 43% of the 498 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 Chhatar Gachh Of every 100 households in Chhatar Gachh in 2011, 51 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chhatar Gachh · ■ Pothia rural average Electricity for lighting ****51%** **20% Toilet within the home ****24%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **92% Tap water ****1%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **95% Use banking services ****47%** **20% Television ****19%** **8% Mobile phone ****54%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****10%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****30%** **35% Own their home ****89%** **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 Chhatar Gachh? ■ Chhatar Gachh · ■ Pothia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****56.6%** **51.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****927** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1048** **958 Working population ****25.5%** **32.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.1% for men and 50.5% for women. 43% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 237 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 643 (42%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 243 (16%) · **■** Marginal 399 (26%) 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 Pothia - Burhnai9,302 people - Jahangirpur9,292 people - Koltha7,996 people - Udgara6,006 people - Naukatta5,662 people - Paharkatta5,428 people - Kasba Kaliaganj5,419 people - Gorukhal4,875 people [All 149 villages in Pothia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chhatar Gachh?855117 - How far is Chhatar Gachh from Kishanganj?29 km by road - What is the population of Chhatar Gachh?5,993 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chhatar Gachh in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chhatar Gachh?56.6% (Census 2011)