# Chatian Village, Baisi, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Baisi, Purnia 

# Chatian

Chatian is a village in Baisi sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,676 people in 337 households**, the 53rd largest of 112 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 48.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 41.4%.

- 1,676people (2011)
- 337households
- 48.7%literacy
- 949females per 1,000 males

## Chatian PIN code and other codes

Chatian falls in Baisi sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBangaon
- Community development blockBaisi
- Census village code224055

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

## How far is Chatian from nearby towns?

- Baisi (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)32 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)32 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 Chatian?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Baisi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Chatian known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 77% of the 183 hectares of village land is sown, and 64 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 Chatian

Of every 100 households in Chatian in 2011, 1 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chatian · ■ Baisi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**6%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**32%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**98%

Use banking services ****8%**

**20%

Television ****0%**

**3%

Mobile phone ****37%**

**37%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**0%

None of these assets ****48%**

**44%

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 Chatian?

■ Chatian · ■ Baisi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****48.7%**

**41.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**935

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**956

Working population ****21.1%**

**28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.6% for men and 40.3% for women. 40% of men and 1% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 117 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 187 (53%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 9 (3%) · **■** Marginal 39 (11%)

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 Baisi

- Baraili1,815 people
- Bajardih1,702 people
- Dogharia1,690 people
- Khoksa1,690 people
- Kathaul1,673 people
- Mala1,656 people
- Azamgarh1,644 people
- Majhua1,640 people

[All 130 villages in Baisi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/baisi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chatian from Purnia?32 km by road
- What is the population of Chatian?1,676 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chatian in?Purnia district (Baisi sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chatian?48.7% (Census 2011)