# Chatra Village, Dagarua, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Dagarua, Purnia 

# Chatra

Chatra is a village in Dagarua sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **693 people in 156 households**, the 88th largest of 140 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 45.6%.

- 693people (2011)
- 156households
- 60.9%literacy
- 824females per 1,000 males

## Chatra PIN code and other codes

Chatra falls in Dagarua sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRampur
- Community development blockDagarua
- Census village code224158

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

## How far is Chatra from nearby towns?

- Dagarua (sub-district HQ)4 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)15 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)15 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 Chatra?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chatra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Chhatra
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Purnia East
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Purnia
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Chatra known for?

The main crops are **wheat, paddy and maize**. About 65% of the 49 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Chatra

Of every 100 households in Chatra in 2011, 1 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chatra · ■ Dagarua rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**91%

Tap water ****2%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****40%**

**38%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****28%**

**21%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****14%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**5%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****43%**

**35%

Own their home ****92%**

**98%

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 Chatra?

■ Chatra · ■ Dagarua rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.9%**

**45.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****824**

**924

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****671**

**975

Working population ****27.3%**

**30.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.5% for men and 46.2% for women. 44% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 10 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 12 (6%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 6 (3%) · **■** Marginal 159 (84%)

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 Dagarua

- Singhia749 people
- Banaili747 people
- Neampur718 people
- Rupaili713 people
- Kadamgachhi689 people
- Dhapi652 people
- Habka644 people
- Diha641 people

[All 154 villages in Dagarua](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/dagarua/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chatra from Purnia?15 km by road
- What is the population of Chatra?693 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chatra in?Purnia district (Dagarua sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chatra?60.9% (Census 2011)