# Chichri Basant Village, Katra, Muzaffarpur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/katra/chichri-basant/ Village · Katra, Muzaffarpur # Chichri Basant Chichri Basant is a village in Katra sub-district of Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,728 people in 320 households**, the 45th largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 55.2%. - 1,728people (2011) - 320households - 61.3%literacy - 946females per 1,000 males ## Chichri Basant PIN code and other codes Chichri Basant falls in Katra sub-district, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatTehawara - Community development blockKatra - Census village code229164 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chichri Basant from nearby towns? - Katra (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Muzaffarpur (district HQ)41 km by road - Darbhanga (nearest town)21 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 Chichri Basant? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Chichri Basant; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bakuchi - ○Degree college10+ km · Chichri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Muzaffarpur - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Chichri Basant known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 98% 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 Chichri Basant Of every 100 households in Chichri Basant in 2011, 0 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chichri Basant · ■ Katra rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **3% Toilet within the home ****13%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **77% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **94% Use banking services ****37%** **37% Television ****8%** **6% Mobile phone ****67%** **55% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****3%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **26% Own their home ****100%** **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 Chichri Basant? ■ Chichri Basant · ■ Katra rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%** **55.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****946** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831** **935 Working population ****38.9%** **31.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.2% for men and 49.1% for women. 48% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 129 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 153 (23%) · **■** Household industry 29 (4%) · **■** Other work 48 (7%) · **■** Marginal 314 (47%) 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 Katra - Chanauli1,956 people - Ankhauli1,865 people - Barheta Ramai urf Mohanpur1,864 people - Darhaul urf Daraul1,836 people - Kopi urf Narkothi1,617 people - Madhopur1,490 people - Raja Dih urf Salempur1,430 people - Bakauri1,381 people [All 80 villages in Katra](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/muzaffarpur/katra/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chichri Basant from Muzaffarpur?41 km by road - What is the population of Chichri Basant?1,728 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chichri Basant in?Muzaffarpur district (Katra sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chichri Basant?61.3% (Census 2011)