# Chitaha Village, Banjaria, Purba Champaran (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/banjaria/chitaha/ Village · Banjaria, Purba Champaran # Chitaha Chitaha is a village in Banjaria sub-district of Purba Champaran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,726 people in 743 households**, the 9th largest of 30 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.1%. - 3,726people (2011) - 743households - 49.3%literacy - 845females per 1,000 males ## Chitaha PIN code and other codes Chitaha falls in Banjaria sub-district, Purba Champaran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatPhulwar South - Community development blockBanjaria - Census village code217699 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chitaha from nearby towns? - Banjaria (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Motihari (district HQ)40 km by road - Motihari (nearest town)40 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 Chitaha? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Chitaha; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Motihari - ○Degree college10+ km · Raxaul - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)3 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 Chitaha known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 62% of the 177 hectares of village land is sown, and 96 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 Chitaha Of every 100 households in Chitaha in 2011, 0 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Chitaha · ■ Banjaria rural average Electricity for lighting ****0%** **6% Toilet within the home ****2%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **85% Tap water ****2%** **1% Drinking water within premises ****36%** **51% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **95% Use banking services ****39%** **33% Television ****4%** **6% Mobile phone ****58%** **55% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **7% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****16%** **21% Own their home ****100%** **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 Chitaha? ■ Chitaha · ■ Banjaria rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****49.3%** **54.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****845** **890 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****984** **958 Working population ****47.2%** **38.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.3% for men and 33.2% for women. 49% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 49 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,115 (63%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 16 (1%) · **■** Marginal 571 (32%) 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 Banjaria - Janerwa8,737 people - Ajgari6,800 people - Jatwa5,085 people - Tarkulwa4,501 people - Rohinia3,302 people - Singia Hiban3,261 people - Semra Tola Bhola3,188 people - Banjaria3,069 people [All 31 villages in Banjaria](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purba-champaran/banjaria/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chitaha from Motihari?40 km by road - What is the population of Chitaha?3,726 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chitaha in?Purba Champaran district (Banjaria sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chitaha?49.3% (Census 2011)