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- LGD code
- 256940
- Pincode
- 805128
- Post office
- Tarwan
- Population
- 802
- Households
- 135
- Literacy rate
- 59.9%
- Sex ratio
- 905 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 352
Census 2011 · in context
How Chhotahra compares
By population, Chhotahra ranks #102 of 174 villages in Fatehpur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
59.9%
+13.0% vs mandal average
- Chhotahra
- 59.9%
- Fatehpur mandal
- 46.9%
- Gaya district
- 52.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
905
−44 vs mandal average
- Chhotahra
- 905
- Fatehpur mandal
- 949
Household size
people per home
5.9
−0.8 vs mandal average
- Chhotahra
- 5.9
- Fatehpur mandal
- 6.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Chhotahra at a glance
Chhotahra is a village of 802 people in 135 households (Census 2011) in Fatehpur block, Gaya district, Bihar, the 102nd-largest of 174 villages in Fatehpur block. Literacy is 60%, 13 points above the block average of 47% and the sex ratio is 905 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 805128, served by Tarwan post office; the LGD village code is 256940. The village votes in Bibhutipur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ajay Kumar. The population is estimated at 946 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Chhotahra
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- 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
- 0
- 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
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- Yes
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- GAYA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 44
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 44
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 18
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Khardih
- Total area (ha)
- 84
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 68
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Chhotahra
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Chhotahra
- LGD code
- 256940
- Pincode
- 805128
- Post office
- Tarwan
- Population (Census 2011)
- 802
- Population (projected 2026)
- 946
- Households
- 135
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 905
- Literacy rate
- 59.9%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Ujiarpur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Bibhutipur
- Member of Parliament
- Nityanand Rai
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ajay Kumar
- Block / Mandal
- Fatehpur
- Nearest police station
- Police Station Dalsinghsarai (1.8 km)
- Nearest bank
- SBI Bank (1.9 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Dalsingh Sarai (1.4 km)
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View all 60+ →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)