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Chechuabari

Pothia mandal
Pincode 855101
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Festival

Dussehra (Vijayadashami)दशहरा

Chechuabari observes Dussehra (Vijayadashami) on Tuesday, 20 October 2026, along with the rest of Bihar.

20 OctObserved in 36 states

Dussehra (Vijayadashami) in Bihar

Ramlila through the nine nights and the burning of Ravana, Meghnad and Kumbhakarna effigies on Dussehra evening. Kullu Dussehra in Himachal begins on Vijayadashami and runs a week, with village deities carried to Dhalpur maidan.

The regional form observed across North India. How any one household or village keeps it varies, and is not something recorded here.

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Mapped via ECI-published constituency boundary (mandal centroid containment, Datameet)
Village snapshot

Quick panchayat-at-a-glance

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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
Naimul haque
Contact: 93****4556
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LGD code
222530
Pincode
855101
Post office
Bahadurganj (Kishanganj)
Population
2,870
Households
562
Literacy rate
43.7%
Sex ratio
888 ♀/1000♂
Workers
1,133
Census 2011 · in context

How Chechuabari compares

By population, Chechuabari ranks #29 of 149 villages in Pothia mandal.

Literacy rate
%
43.7%
+2.9% vs mandal average
Chechuabari43.7%
Pothia mandal40.8%
Kishanganj district44.1%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
888
−45 vs mandal average
Chechuabari888
Pothia mandal933
Household size
people per home
5.1
+0.1 vs mandal average
Chechuabari5.1
Pothia mandal5.0

Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).

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Chechuabari at a glance

Chechuabari is a village of 2,870 people in 562 households (Census 2011) in Pothia block, Kishanganj district, Bihar, the 29th-largest of 149 villages in Pothia block. Literacy is 44%, 3 points above the block average of 41% and the sex ratio is 888 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 855101, served by Bahadurganj (Kishanganj) post office; the LGD village code is 222530. The sarpanch is Naimul haque , and the village votes in Dhamdaha assembly constituency, represented by MLA Leshi Singh. The population is estimated at 3,384 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.

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Nearby villages compared

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villagePopulationLiteracyDistance
Chechuabari · this village2,87044%—
Kasba Kaliaganj · Pothia5,41950%—
Saithabari · Pothia2,23227%—
Taiabpur · Pothia1,26359%—

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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chechuabari

Treated tap water
No
Untreated tap water
No
Well water
No
Hand pump
Yes
Tube well / borewell
No
Electricity for homes
Yes
Electricity for farms
Yes
Power hours (summer)
8
Power hours (winter)
8
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
Yes
ATM
No
Public bus service
Yes
Private bus service
Yes
Railway station
No
Pucca (paved) road
Yes
Anganwadi centre
Yes
ASHA worker
Yes
Fair-price shop
Yes
Mandi / regular market
No
Weekly haat
Yes
Nearest statutory town
THAKURGANJ
Distance to nearest town (km)
10
Distance to district HQ (km)
40
Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
16
All-weather road
Yes
Gram panchayat (2011)
KASBA KALIYAGANJ
Total area (ha)
217.99
Irrigated area (ha)
90.52
Forest area (ha)
0

Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.

Notice board · Chechuabari

No notices this week

Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.

Key facts — Chechuabari

LGD code
222530
Pincode
855101
Post office
Bahadurganj (Kishanganj)
Population (Census 2011)
2,870
Population (projected 2026)
3,384
Households
562
Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
888
Literacy rate
43.7%
Lok Sabha constituency
Purnia
Vidhan Sabha constituency
Dhamdaha
Member of Parliament
Pappu Yadav
Member of Legislative Assembly
Leshi Singh
Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
Naimul haque
Block / Mandal
Pothia
Nearest post office
Post Office Gangi Hat (67.0 km)
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Sources & freshness
  • Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
  • Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
  • Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records
  • Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
  • Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
  • Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)
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