# Chor Village, Sheosagar, Rohtas (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/sheosagar/chor/

Village · Sheosagar, Rohtas 

# Chor

Chor is a village in Sheosagar sub-district of Rohtas district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **6,473 people in 1,060 households**, the 2nd largest of 153 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.8%.

- 6,473people (2011)
- 1,060households
- 72.2%literacy
- 933females per 1,000 males

## Chor PIN code and other codes

Chor falls in Sheosagar sub-district, Rohtas district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRaipur Chor
- Community development blockSheosagar
- Census village code252264

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

## How far is Chor from nearby towns?

- Sheosagar (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Sasaram (district HQ)18 km by road
- Sasaram (nearest town)18 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 Chor?

24 services counted by the Census are inside Chor; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 private
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sasaram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Raj Pur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gaya
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)5 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 Chor known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 89% of the 499 hectares of village land is sown, and 421 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 Chor

Of every 100 households in Chor in 2011, 7 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chor · ■ Sheosagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****7%**

**14%

Toilet within the home ****22%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**81%

Tap water ****2%**

**4%

Drinking water within premises ****73%**

**71%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**96%

Use banking services ****51%**

**53%

Television ****14%**

**17%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**8%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****52%**

**27%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Chor?

■ Chor · ■ Sheosagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%**

**71.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****933**

**929

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****900**

**953

Working population ****33.6%**

**34.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.8% for men and 61.0% for women. 49% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 199 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 267 (12%) · **■** Household industry 20 (1%) · **■** Other work 346 (16%) · **■** Marginal 1,345 (62%)

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 Sheosagar

- Alampur8,453 people
- Sonahar4,839 people
- Konar4,396 people
- Kirihiri3,890 people
- Bisrampur3,270 people

[All 199 villages in Sheosagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/rohtas/sheosagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chor from Sasaram?18 km by road
- What is the population of Chor?6,473 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chor in?Rohtas district (Sheosagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chor?72.2% (Census 2011)