# Chitaura Village, Shivaji Nagar, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Shivaji Nagar, Samastipur 

# Chitaura

Chitaura is a village in Shivaji Nagar sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **520 people in 97 households**, the 56th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.5%.

- 520people (2011)
- 97households
- 52.9%literacy
- 1,353females per 1,000 males

## Chitaura PIN code and other codes

Chitaura falls in Shivaji Nagar sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRahiar South
- Community development blockShivaji Nagar
- Census village code236439

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

## How far is Chitaura from nearby towns?

- Shivaji Nagar (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)45 km by road
- Rosera (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 Chitaura?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chitaura; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Rahiar
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Shivajinagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Shivajinagar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samastipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 3 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 Chitaura known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 75% of the 34 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Chitaura

Of every 100 households in Chitaura in 2011, 0 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chitaura · ■ Shivaji Nagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**90%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****70%**

**39%

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

**1%

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

**96%

Use banking services ****31%**

**38%

Television ****7%**

**4%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**23%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Chitaura?

■ Chitaura · ■ Shivaji Nagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.9%**

**58.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1353**

**905

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1089**

**903

Working population ****66.3%**

**33.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.9% for men and 38.2% for women. 65% of men and 68% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 92 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 1 (0%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 216 (63%) · **■** Marginal 29 (8%)

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 Shivaji Nagar

- Mahsar632 people
- Baraitha625 people
- Barh Kurwa603 people
- Bor534 people
- Meghaulia474 people
- Sirsia407 people
- Kothia388 people
- Sisai Raja298 people

[All 71 villages in Shivaji Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/shivaji-nagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chitaura from Samastipur?45 km by road
- What is the population of Chitaura?520 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chitaura in?Samastipur district (Shivaji Nagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chitaura?52.9% (Census 2011)