# Chhaital Village, Thakurganj, Kishanganj (Bihar) – PIN Code

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/thakurganj/chhaital/

Village · Thakurganj, Kishanganj 

# Chhaital

Chhaital is a village in Thakurganj sub-district of Kishanganj district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,708 people in 555 households**, the 33rd largest of 119 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 33.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 49.8%.

- 2,708people (2011)
- 555households
- 33.0%literacy
- 954females per 1,000 males

## Chhaital PIN code and other codes

Chhaital falls in Thakurganj sub-district, Kishanganj district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChaital
- Community development blockThakurganj
- Census village code222422

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

## How far is Chhaital from nearby towns?

- Thakurganj (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Kishanganj (district HQ)54 km by road
- Thakurganj (nearest town)6 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 Chhaital?

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

### In the village

- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kukurbaghi
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thakurganj
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Kanakpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 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 Chhaital known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 61% of the 412 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 Chhaital

Of every 100 households in Chhaital in 2011, 9 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chhaital · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Electricity for lighting ****9%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**92%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****50%**

**52%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**97%

Use banking services ****8%**

**16%

Television ****6%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**31%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**0%

None of these assets ****42%**

**34%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chhaital?

■ Chhaital · ■ Thakurganj rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****33.0%**

**49.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****954**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****871**

**977

Working population ****36.9%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 37.5% for men and 28.5% for women. 49% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 118 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 691 (69%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 75 (8%) · **■** Marginal 99 (10%)

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 Thakurganj

- Bandar Jhula3,091 people
- Hulhuli2,995 people
- Udragori2,864 people
- Dalligaon2,737 people
- Dogachhi2,558 people
- Jio Pokhar2,537 people
- Saraikuri2,358 people
- Salgori2,339 people

[All 133 villages in Thakurganj](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/kishanganj/thakurganj/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chhaital from Kishanganj?54 km by road
- What is the population of Chhaital?2,708 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhaital in?Kishanganj district (Thakurganj sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chhaital?33.0% (Census 2011)