# Chhitauni Village, Basopatti, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Basopatti, Madhubani 

# Chhitauni

Chhitauni is a village in Basopatti sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,231 people in 1,262 households**, the 9th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 58.6%.

- 6,231people (2011)
- 1,262households
- 65.5%literacy
- 904females per 1,000 males

## Chhitauni PIN code and other codes

Chhitauni falls in Basopatti sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChhitauni
- Community development blockBasopatti
- Census village code219900

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

## How far is Chhitauni from nearby towns?

- Basopatti (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)42 km by road
- Jainagar (nearest town)16 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 Chhitauni?

24 services counted by the Census are inside Chhitauni; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Basopatti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 4 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 Chhitauni known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% of the 674 hectares of village land is sown, and 236 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 Chhitauni

Of every 100 households in Chhitauni in 2011, 4 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chhitauni · ■ Basopatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****4%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**79%

Tap water ****3%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****41%**

**36%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**95%

Use banking services ****38%**

**33%

Television ****10%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**21%

Own their home ****94%**

**97%

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 Chhitauni?

■ Chhitauni · ■ Basopatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**58.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****904**

**911

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**947

Working population ****34.4%**

**37.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.3% for men and 53.5% for women. 47% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 408 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 697 (33%) · **■** Household industry 73 (3%) · **■** Other work 390 (18%) · **■** Marginal 575 (27%)

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 Basopatti

- Damu9,065 people
- Ghorbanki8,732 people
- Marhia8,431 people
- Hathapur7,921 people
- Bhaiapatti6,125 people
- Khataia5,941 people
- Khauna5,780 people
- Siriapur5,701 people

[All 34 villages in Basopatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/basopatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chhitauni from Madhubani?42 km by road
- What is the population of Chhitauni?6,231 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhitauni in?Madhubani district (Basopatti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chhitauni?65.5% (Census 2011)