# Chhatia Village, Purnia East, Purnia (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Purnia East, Purnia 

# Chhatia

Chhatia is a village in Purnia East sub-district of Purnia district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,942 people in 539 households**, the 17th largest of 77 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 49.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 49.6%.

- 2,942people (2011)
- 539households
- 49.8%literacy
- 1,004females per 1,000 males

## Chhatia PIN code and other codes

Chhatia falls in Purnia East sub-district, Purnia district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBhogadehat
- Community development blockPurnia East
- Census village code223522

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

## How far is Chhatia from nearby towns?

- Purnia East (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Purnia (district HQ)12 km by road
- Purnia (nearest town)12 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 Chhatia?

7 services counted by the Census are inside Chhatia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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 school10+ km · Gulabbag
- ○Degree college10+ km · Purnia East
- ○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
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Chhatia known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 55% of the 162 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Chhatia

Of every 100 households in Chhatia in 2011, 35 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Chhatia · ■ Purnia East rural average

Electricity for lighting ****35%**

**22%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****87%**

**87%

Tap water ****0%**

**1%

Drinking water within premises ****63%**

**50%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**96%

Use banking services ****13%**

**22%

Television ****19%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**33%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****13%**

**31%

Own their home ****91%**

**97%

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 Chhatia?

■ Chhatia · ■ Purnia East rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****49.8%**

**49.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**933

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1146**

**968

Working population ****34.5%**

**33.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 55.6% for men and 43.9% for women. 48% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 66 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 115 (11%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 28 (3%) · **■** Marginal 789 (78%)

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 Purnia East

- Dewanganj3,834 people
- Majhaili3,798 people
- Parmanandpur3,263 people
- Bhatgawan3,207 people
- Uchitpur2,890 people
- Harda2,854 people
- Pirganj2,847 people
- Gangaili Arazi2,631 people

[All 83 villages in Purnia East](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/purnia/purnia-east/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chhatia from Purnia?12 km by road
- What is the population of Chhatia?2,942 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chhatia in?Purnia district (Purnia East sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chhatia?49.8% (Census 2011)