# Chitra Village, Sonbarsa, Sitamarhi (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/sonbarsa/chitra/ Village · Sonbarsa, Sitamarhi # Chitra Chitra is a village in Sonbarsa sub-district of Sitamarhi district, Bihar, PIN code **843330**. The 2011 Census counted **4,763 people in 1,040 households**, the 19th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 49.5%. - 4,763people (2011) - 1,040households - 52.6%literacy - 843330PIN code ## Chitra PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chitra is 843330.** Chitra falls in Sonbarsa sub-district, Sitamarhi district, Bihar. - PIN code843330 - Gram panchayatSonbarsa, Purendaha Rajwara East - Community development blockSonbarsa - Census village code219099 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chitra from nearby towns? - Sonbarsa (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Sitamarhi (district HQ)30 km by road - Sitamarhi (nearest town)30 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 Chitra? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Chitra; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○Degree college10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sitamarhi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river 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 Chitra known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 58% of the 359 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Chitra Of every 100 households in Chitra in 2011, 1 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chitra · ■ Sonbarsa rural average Electricity for lighting ****1%** **2% Toilet within the home ****15%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **79% Tap water ****0%** **2% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **35% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **93% Use banking services ****49%** **37% Television ****7%** **5% Mobile phone ****41%** **41% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **5% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****21%** **30% Own their home ****95%** **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 Chitra? ■ Chitra · ■ Sonbarsa rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.6%** **49.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****917** **908 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982** **935 Working population ****34.8%** **32.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 64.9% for men and 38.9% for women. 49% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 238 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 695 (42%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 258 (16%) · **■** Marginal 451 (27%) 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 Sonbarsa - Marhia Tetaria5,658 people - Bishunpur urf Gonahi Bishunpur5,260 people - Bela5,121 people - Madhesra4,821 people - Bishunpur4,711 people - Bandarjhula4,482 people - Basahia4,447 people - Jinagar4,100 people [All 64 villages in Sonbarsa](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/sitamarhi/sonbarsa/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chitra?843330 - How far is Chitra from Sitamarhi?30 km by road - What is the population of Chitra?4,763 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chitra in?Sitamarhi district (Sonbarsa sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chitra?52.6% (Census 2011)