# Chhitraulia Village, Ekma, Saran (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/ekma/chhitraulia/ Village · Ekma, Saran # Chhitraulia Chhitraulia is a village in Ekma sub-district of Saran district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,515 people in 590 households**, the 14th largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.0%. - 3,515people (2011) - 590households - 72.8%literacy - 920females per 1,000 males ## Chhitraulia PIN code and other codes Chhitraulia falls in Ekma sub-district, Saran district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatRampur Bindalal - Community development blockEkma - Census village code233334 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chhitraulia from nearby towns? - Ekma (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Chhapra (district HQ)32 km by road - Chapra (nearest town)36 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 Chhitraulia? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Chhitraulia; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ekma - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ekma - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maraurah - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river - Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Chhitraulia known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 76% of the 278 hectares of village land is sown, and 190 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 Chhitraulia Of every 100 households in Chhitraulia in 2011, 4 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Chhitraulia · ■ Ekma rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **8% Toilet within the home ****15%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **78% Tap water ****3%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **68% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **6% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **93% Use banking services ****80%** **68% Television ****18%** **15% Mobile phone ****62%** **68% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **12% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****20%** **15% Own their home ****99%** **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 Chhitraulia? ■ Chhitraulia · ■ Ekma rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.8%** **71.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****792** **925 Working population ****23.8%** **23.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.8% for men and 62.2% for women. 44% of men and 2% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 185 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 19 (2%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 128 (15%) · **■** Marginal 487 (58%) 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 Ekma - Pachua4,892 people - Nautan3,938 people - Karanpura3,866 people - Rampur3,611 people - Phuchti Kalan3,513 people - Chanrwa3,507 people - Nawada3,266 people - Husepur3,245 people [All 93 villages in Ekma](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/saran/ekma/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chhitraulia from Chhapra?32 km by road - What is the population of Chhitraulia?3,515 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chhitraulia in?Saran district (Ekma sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chhitraulia?72.8% (Census 2011)