# Chilhania Village, Terhagachh, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Terhagachh, Kishanganj 

# Chilhania

Chilhania is a village in Terhagachh sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,990 people in 454 households**, the 24th largest of 78 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.

- 1,990people (2011)
- 454households
- 57.7%literacy
- 932females per 1,000 males

## Chilhania PIN code and other codes

Chilhania falls in Terhagachh sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChilhania
- Community development blockTerhagachh
- Census village code222270

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

## How far is Chilhania from nearby towns?

- Terhagachh (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)47 km by road
- Bahadurganj (nearest town)19 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 Chilhania?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chilhania; 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Terhagachh
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps 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 Chilhania known for?

The main crops are **paddy, raw jute and wheat**. About 59% of the 342 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Chilhania

Of every 100 households in Chilhania in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 5 a car.

■ Chilhania · ■ Terhagachh rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**0%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**3%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**96%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**38%

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

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**96%

Use banking services ****15%**

**14%

Television ****16%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****5%**

**1%

None of these assets ****19%**

**27%

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 Chilhania?

■ Chilhania · ■ Terhagachh rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****57.7%**

**54.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**939

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****974**

**973

Working population ****38.4%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 70.1% for men and 44.2% for women. 56% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 220 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 121 (16%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (4%) · **■** Marginal 393 (51%)

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 Terhagachh

- Baigna2,379 people
- Bairia2,320 people
- Pharhabari Milik2,283 people
- Pharhabari2,097 people
- Baluadandgi1,967 people
- Kuari1,854 people
- Doria1,847 people
- Khunia Toli1,790 people

[All 81 villages in Terhagachh](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/terhagachh/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chilhania from Kishanganj?47 km by road
- What is the population of Chilhania?1,990 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chilhania in?Kishanganj district (Terhagachh sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chilhania?57.7% (Census 2011)