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Bihar plans nine jaggery units in Muzaffarpur to support sugarcane farmers
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- LGD code
- 229164
- Pincode
- 843321
- Post office
- Katra (Muzaffarpur)
- Population
- 1,728
- Households
- 320
- Literacy rate
- 50.1%
- Sex ratio
- 946 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 673
Census 2011 · in context
How Chichri Basant compares
By population, Chichri Basant ranks #45 of 80 villages in Katra mandal.
Literacy rate
%
50.1%
+5.2% vs mandal average
- Chichri Basant
- 50.1%
- Katra mandal
- 44.9%
- Muzaffarpur district
- 52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
946
+38 vs mandal average
- Chichri Basant
- 946
- Katra mandal
- 908
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.5 vs mandal average
- Chichri Basant
- 5.4
- Katra mandal
- 4.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chichri Basant at a glance
Chichri Basant is a village of 1,728 people in 320 households (Census 2011) in Katra block, Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, the 45th-largest of 80 villages in Katra block. Literacy is 50%, 5 points above the block average of 45% and the sex ratio is 946 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 843321, served by Katra (Muzaffarpur) post office; the LGD village code is 229164. The village votes in Bahadurpur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Madan Sahni. The population is estimated at 2,037 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Tehwara →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chichri Basant · this village | 1,728 | 50% | — |
| Dhanwara Rani And Dhanwararaja · Katra | 1,370 | 32% | — |
| Tekwara · Katra | 942 | 52% | — |
| Aghari Raepur Aghari · Katra | 766 | 60% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chichri Basant
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 3
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- No
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- DARBHANGA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 21
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 41
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Tehawara
- Total area (ha)
- 91
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 41.1
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chichri Basant
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chichri Basant
- LGD code
- 229164
- Pincode
- 843321
- Post office
- Katra (Muzaffarpur)
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,728
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,037
- Households
- 320
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 946
- Literacy rate
- 50.1%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Darbhanga
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bahadurpur
- Member of Parliament
- Gopal Jee Thakur
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Madan Sahni
- Block / Mandal
- Katra
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 843321
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Chichri Basant
Other villages in Katra mandal
View all 60+ →- Jajuara
- Berai
- Dhanaur
- Khangura Dih Urf Lakmipur
- Tehwara
- Pahsaul
- Hathauri
- Lakhanpur
- Shiudaspur
- Katra
- Bishunpur
- Katai
- Madhaipura
- Sonepur
- Barari Urf Braudi Buzurg
- Changel Urf Madhurapur
- Bandhpura
- Singwari
- Barhad
- Nawada Urf Khangura Khurd
- Sohijan Dih
- Uphraulia
- Deogan
- Nagwara
- Amma
- Bel Pakauna Urf Maheshpatti
- Bisambharpatti
- Pindauli
- Basant Khagura Bazurg
- Bisautha Urf Mahisautha
- Basghata Urf Baraithaudainagar
- Ram Khangura
- Baigni
- Barheta Manorath
- Gangia Urf Parmanandpur
- Bakhri
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)