# Chiksaura Village, Hilsa, Nalanda (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/hilsa/chiksaura/ Village · Hilsa, Nalanda # Chiksaura Chiksaura is a village in Hilsa sub-district of Nalanda district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,890 people in 1,182 households**, the 3rd largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 63.2%. - 6,890people (2011) - 1,182households - 62.3%literacy - 921females per 1,000 males ## Chiksaura PIN code and other codes Chiksaura falls in Hilsa sub-district, Nalanda district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatChiksaura - Community development blockHilsa - Census village code244768 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chiksaura from nearby towns? - Hilsa (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Biharsharif (district HQ)45 km by road - Hilsa (nearest town)10 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 Chiksaura? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Chiksaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Hilsa - ○Degree college5–10 km · Hilsa - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Hilsa - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 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 Chiksaura known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 90% of the 417 hectares of village land is sown, and 329 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 Chiksaura Of every 100 households in Chiksaura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chiksaura · ■ Hilsa rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **2% Toilet within the home ****15%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **83% Tap water ****0%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****55%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **96% Use banking services ****50%** **42% Television ****11%** **9% Mobile phone ****43%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****3%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****44%** **40% 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 Chiksaura? ■ Chiksaura · ■ Hilsa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****62.3%** **63.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921** **920 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980** **902 Working population ****35.8%** **41.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.5% for men and 49.9% for women. 48% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 465 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,061 (43%) · **■** Household industry 34 (1%) · **■** Other work 355 (14%) · **■** Marginal 552 (22%) 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 Hilsa - Kapasiawan8,770 people - Asarhi7,739 people - Juniar6,503 people - Kawa5,445 people - Akbarpur5,305 people - Renri5,144 people [All 57 villages in Hilsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/nalanda/hilsa/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chiksaura from Biharsharif?45 km by road - What is the population of Chiksaura?6,890 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chiksaura in?Nalanda district (Hilsa sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chiksaura?62.3% (Census 2011)