# Chistipur Village, Dhanarua, Patna (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/dhanarua/chistipur/ Village · Dhanarua, Patna # Chistipur Chistipur is a village in Dhanarua sub-district of Patna district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,020 people in 315 households**, the 35th largest of 115 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.7%. - 2,020people (2011) - 315households - 66.7%literacy - 988females per 1,000 males ## Chistipur PIN code and other codes Chistipur falls in Dhanarua sub-district, Patna district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSanda - Community development blockDhanarua - Census village code245994 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chistipur from nearby towns? - Dhanarua (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Patna (district HQ)43 km by road - Masaurhi (nearest town)5 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 Chistipur? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Chistipur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Masaurhi - ○Degree college10+ km · Patna - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Patna - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 8 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 Chistipur known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and oil seeds**. About 81% of the 158 hectares of village land is sown, and 68 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 Chistipur Of every 100 households in Chistipur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Chistipur · ■ Dhanarua rural average Electricity for lighting ****2%** **13% Toilet within the home ****12%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **84% Tap water ****3%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****50%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **2% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **95% Use banking services ****56%** **48% Television ****19%** **17% Mobile phone ****72%** **53% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****0%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **35% Own their home ****98%** **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 Chistipur? ■ Chistipur · ■ Dhanarua rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%** **60.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988** **932 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1079** **947 Working population ****45.7%** **39.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.9% for men and 52.1% for women. 47% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 100 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 738 (80%) · **■** Household industry 15 (2%) · **■** Other work 60 (7%) · **■** Marginal 10 (1%) 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 Dhanarua - Gauspur Dubhara2,144 people - Rarha2,129 people - Bahrampur2,115 people - Hulas Chak2,056 people - Pakaura1,966 people - Kashinagar1,947 people - Bari Bigha1,939 people - Siria1,937 people [All 122 villages in Dhanarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/patna/dhanarua/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chistipur from Patna?43 km by road - What is the population of Chistipur?2,020 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chistipur in?Patna district (Dhanarua sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chistipur?66.7% (Census 2011)