Chichora Explained

Chichora
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:India Bihar#India
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Chichora, Bihar, India
Coordinates:26.4064°N 87.7458°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name1:Bihar
Subdivision Name2:Kishanganj district
Government Type:Panchayat Raaj
Governing Body:Sarpanch
Unit Pref:Metric
Elevation M:53
Population Total:1198
Population As Of:2011
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code:855101
Registration Plate:BR
Demographics1 Info1:Hindi

Chichora is a village in Kishanganj district, Bihar, India, which comes under P.O.-Bairia, Block-Terhagachh. The village is located in the northern part of the district Kishanganj, and is bordered by Nepal in the north, the village of Bairia in the West, and the Kankai river in the East. The village is divided into three parts: Main Chichora, Eastern Chichora (Purabgaon) and Southern Chichora (Dakhingaon). The total geographical area of the village is 306 hectares.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Chichora village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village.

Demographics

Chichora is a medium size village located in Terhagachh Block of Kishanganj district, Bihar with total 235 families residing. The Chichora village has population of 1198 of which 633 are males while 565 are females as per Population Census 2011. Population Density of the village is 391 person per square km.

In Chichora village population of children with age 0-6 is 240 which makes up 20.03 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Chichora village is 893 which is lower than Bihar state average of 918. Child Sex Ratio for the Chichora as per census is 920, lower than Bihar average of 935.

Chichora village has higher literacy rate compared to Bihar. In 2011, literacy rate of Chichora village was 64.30 % compared to 61.80 % of Bihar. In Chichora Male literacy stands at 75.79 % while female literacy rate was 51.33 %. Children (aged under 6 years) population of the village is 20%, among them 52% are boys and 48% are girls. There are 235 households in the village and an average 5 persons live in every family.

Caste Factor

86% of the whole population are from general caste, 11% are from scheduled caste and 2% are scheduled tribes.

Some specific personalities in this village are:

Caste classification

  1. Kumhar
  2. Malha
  3. Koch
  4. Harijan

Places To See

The village is located near a very thick forest, the Chichora Forest, also called as "Jhaar" by the native people. The forest encloses a thick green lush of trees which borders it to the neighbouring country of Nepal. Distance to the open Nepal border is merely 2 km, making it very much convenient for trade as well.