# Chilhani Village, Baisa, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baisa, Purnia 

# Chilhani

Chilhani is a village in Baisa sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,307 people in 466 households**, the 28th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 43.3%.

- 2,307people (2011)
- 466households
- 43.3%literacy
- 879females per 1,000 males

## Chilhani PIN code and other codes

Chilhani falls in Baisa sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSirsi
- Community development blockBaisa
- Census village code223969

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

## How far is Chilhani from nearby towns?

- Baisa (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)85 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)85 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 Chilhani?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Chilhani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Piyaji
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kishanganj
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Chilhani known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 37% of the 123 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Chilhani

Of every 100 households in Chilhani in 2011, 0 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 20 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chilhani · ■ Baisa rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****5%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**94%

Tap water ****1%**

**0%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**0%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**96%

Use banking services ****2%**

**14%

Television ****1%**

**2%

Mobile phone ****20%**

**30%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**4%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****55%**

**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 Chilhani?

■ Chilhani · ■ Baisa rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****43.3%**

**43.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****879**

**928

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**950

Working population ****25.2%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 51.2% for men and 34.1% for women. 45% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 84 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 369 (64%) · **■** Other work 31 (5%) · **■** Marginal 97 (17%)

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 Baisa

- Ghataro2,477 people
- Raiber2,444 people
- Mangalpur2,428 people
- Dhobinia2,339 people
- Nehuri2,245 people
- Chandel2,226 people
- Channi2,201 people
- Palasbari2,197 people

[All 132 villages in Baisa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/baisa/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chilhani from Purnia?85 km by road
- What is the population of Chilhani?2,307 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chilhani in?Purnia district (Baisa sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chilhani?43.3% (Census 2011)