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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
VEERU KUMAR SINGH
Contact: 94****6717
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- LGD code
- 248071
- Pincode
- 802134
- Post office
- Raghunathpur (Buxar)
- Population
- 863
- Households
- 138
- Literacy rate
- 56.5%
- Sex ratio
- 993 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 206
Census 2011 · in context
How Chhotka Dih compares
By population, Chhotka Dih ranks #17 of 23 villages in Chaugain mandal.
Literacy rate
%
56.5%
−0.7% vs mandal average
- Chhotka Dih
- 56.5%
- Chaugain mandal
- 57.2%
- Buxar district
- 58.0%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
993
+45 vs mandal average
- Chhotka Dih
- 993
- Chaugain mandal
- 948
Household size
people per home
6.3
+0.2 vs mandal average
- Chhotka Dih
- 6.3
- Chaugain mandal
- 6.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chhotka Dih at a glance
Chhotka Dih is a village of 863 people in 138 households (Census 2011) in Chaugain block, Buxar district, Bihar, the 17th-largest of 23 villages in Chaugain block. Literacy is 57%, about the same as the block average of 57% and the sex ratio is 993 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 802134, served by Raghunathpur (Buxar) post office; the LGD village code is 248071. The sarpanch is VEERU KUMAR SINGH, and the village votes in Brahampur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Shambhu Nath Yadav. The population is estimated at 1,017 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chhotka Dih
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- No
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 0
- Power hours (winter)
- 0
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DUMRAON
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 18
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 29
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Khewali, Nachap
- Total area (ha)
- 105.6
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 85.4
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chhotka Dih
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chhotka Dih
- LGD code
- 248071
- Pincode
- 802134
- Post office
- Raghunathpur (Buxar)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 863
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,017
- Households
- 138
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 993
- Literacy rate
- 56.5%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Buxar
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Brahampur
- Member of Parliament
- Sudhakar Singh
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Shambhu Nath Yadav
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- VEERU KUMAR SINGH
- Block / Mandal
- Chaugain
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View all 22 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-23
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)