# CHilhamari Village, Pothia, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/chilhamari/ Village · Pothia, Kishanganj # CHilhamari CHilhamari is a village in Pothia sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar, PIN code **855117**. The 2011 Census counted **1,154 people in 241 households**, the 79th largest of 141 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 50.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 51.3%. - 1,154people (2011) - 241households - 50.7%literacy - 855117PIN code ## CHilhamari PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of CHilhamari is 855117.** CHilhamari falls in Pothia sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar. - PIN code855117 - Gram panchayatNaukatta - Community development blockPothia - Census village code222564 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is CHilhamari from nearby towns? - Pothia (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Kishanganj (district HQ)37 km by road - Thakurganj (nearest town)25 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 CHilhamari? 12 services counted by the Census are inside CHilhamari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pothia - ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 5 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 CHilhamari known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 93% of the 189 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 CHilhamari Of every 100 households in CHilhamari in 2011, 40 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ CHilhamari · ■ Pothia rural average Electricity for lighting ****40%** **20% Toilet within the home ****21%** **7% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **92% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****66%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **0% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****30%** **20% Television ****5%** **8% Mobile phone ****49%** **29% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****2%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****28%** **35% Own their home ****98%** **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 CHilhamari? ■ CHilhamari · ■ Pothia rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****50.7%** **51.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879** **933 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020** **958 Working population ****38.5%** **32.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.0% for men and 37.5% for women. 43% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 97 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 295 (66%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 44 (10%) · **■** Marginal 7 (2%) 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 - Satbaulia1,211 people - Chitma1,182 people - Musaldenga1,172 people - Andabari1,162 people - Bisani1,133 people - Kuimari1,118 people - Panasi1,069 people - Dongra1,062 people [All 149 villages in Pothia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/pothia/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of CHilhamari?855117 - How far is CHilhamari from Kishanganj?37 km by road - What is the population of CHilhamari?1,154 (Census 2011) - Which district is CHilhamari in?Kishanganj district (Pothia sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of CHilhamari?50.7% (Census 2011)