# Chetra Village, Vidyapati Nagar, Samastipur (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Vidyapati Nagar, Samastipur 

# Chetra

Chetra is a village in Vidyapati Nagar sub-district of Samastipur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,218 people in 206 households**, the 26th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 62.2%.

- 1,218people (2011)
- 206households
- 55.1%literacy
- 868females per 1,000 males

## Chetra PIN code and other codes

Chetra falls in Vidyapati Nagar sub-district, Samastipur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBadhouna
- Community development blockVidyapati Nagar
- Census village code236999

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

## How far is Chetra from nearby towns?

- Vidyapati Nagar (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Samastipur (district HQ)50 km by road
- Dalsinghsarai (nearest town)16 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 Chetra?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chetra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vidyapatinagar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dalsinghsaray
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Samastipur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)4 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 Chetra known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 78% of the 257 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Chetra

Of every 100 households in Chetra in 2011, 21 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chetra · ■ Vidyapati Nagar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****21%**

**5%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**24%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

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

**39%

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

**5%

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

**93%

Use banking services ****27%**

**42%

Television ****5%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**5%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****45%**

**29%

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 Chetra?

■ Chetra · ■ Vidyapati Nagar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****55.1%**

**62.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**902

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1046**

**924

Working population ****30.9%**

**34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.4% for men and 46.2% for women. 45% of men and 14% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 76 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 179 (48%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 61 (16%) · **■** Marginal 55 (15%)

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 Vidyapati Nagar

- Alampur1,505 people
- Mirzapurgang1,481 people
- Damdama1,443 people
- Kawai1,372 people
- Subhanipur1,215 people
- Sarmastpur1,167 people
- Chak Umar1,107 people
- Khedarpur1,077 people

[All 36 villages in Vidyapati Nagar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/samastipur/vidyapati-nagar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chetra from Samastipur?50 km by road
- What is the population of Chetra?1,218 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chetra in?Samastipur district (Vidyapati Nagar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chetra?55.1% (Census 2011)