# Chitaur Village, Andar, Siwan (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Andar, Siwan 

# Chitaur

Chitaur is a village in Andar sub-district of Siwan district, Bihar, PIN code **841231**. The 2011 Census counted **1,426 people in 252 households**, the 26th largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 69.2%.

- 1,426people (2011)
- 252households
- 72.7%literacy
- 841231PIN code

## Chitaur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Chitaur is 841231.** Chitaur falls in Andar sub-district, Siwan district, Bihar.

- PIN code841231
- Gram panchayatJamalpur
- Community development blockAndar
- Census village code232424

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

## How far is Chitaur from nearby towns?

- Andar (sub-district HQ)3 km by road
- Siwan (district HQ)16 km by road
- Siwan (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 Chitaur?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Chitaur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Andar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Siwan
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hathua
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 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 Chitaur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 112 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 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 Chitaur

Of every 100 households in Chitaur in 2011, 2 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 93 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chitaur · ■ Andar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****2%**

**1%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**83%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****79%**

**72%

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

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****84%**

**78%

Television ****3%**

**7%

Mobile phone ****93%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**10%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**13%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Chitaur?

■ Chitaur · ■ Andar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**69.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1046**

**1020

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899**

**919

Working population ****20.4%**

**25.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 62.8% for women. 39% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 204 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 49 (17%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 22 (8%) · **■** Marginal 15 (5%)

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 Andar

- Pipra1,653 people
- Hakma Hata1,538 people
- Gaura1,469 people
- Sonkara sani1,460 people
- Bhitauli1,376 people
- Sadalpur1,374 people
- Mirpur1,371 people
- Mahammadpur1,343 people

[All 67 villages in Andar](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/siwan/andar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Chitaur?841231
- How far is Chitaur from Siwan?16 km by road
- What is the population of Chitaur?1,426 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chitaur in?Siwan district (Andar sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chitaur?72.7% (Census 2011)