# Chholkara Village, Benipatti, Madhubani (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Benipatti, Madhubani 

# Chholkara

Chholkara is a village in Benipatti sub-district of Madhubani district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **801 people in 142 households**, the 86th largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 59.4%.

- 801people (2011)
- 142households
- 56.7%literacy
- 921females per 1,000 males

## Chholkara PIN code and other codes

Chholkara falls in Benipatti sub-district, Madhubani district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatChholkara
- Community development blockBenipatti
- Census village code220287

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

## How far is Chholkara from nearby towns?

- Benipatti (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Madhubani (district HQ)45 km by road
- Madhubani (nearest town)35 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 Chholkara?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sahahpur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Chandauna
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Chholkara known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 91 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Chholkara

Of every 100 households in Chholkara in 2011, 59 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chholkara · ■ Benipatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**77%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**6%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****62%**

**41%

Television ****5%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**24%

Own their home ****99%**

**99%

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 Chholkara?

■ Chholkara · ■ Benipatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.7%**

**59.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**915

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846**

**932

Working population ****50.6%**

**32.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 60.7% for men and 52.4% for women. 51% of men and 50% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 257 (63%) · **■** Farm labourers 123 (30%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 13 (3%) · **■** Marginal 11 (3%)

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 Benipatti

- Agaropatti957 people
- Rajban915 people
- Deuri853 people
- Arazi Jagat828 people
- Arazi Uchaith726 people
- Chandpura674 people
- Hibba480 people
- Chandpura397 people

[All 103 villages in Benipatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/madhubani/benipatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chholkara from Madhubani?45 km by road
- What is the population of Chholkara?801 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chholkara in?Madhubani district (Benipatti sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chholkara?56.7% (Census 2011)