# Phatu Chak Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Phatu Chak

Phatu Chak is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,036 people in 375 households**, the 37th largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 2,036people (2011)
- 375households
- 56.4%literacy
- 871females per 1,000 males

## Phatu Chak PIN code and other codes

Phatu Chak falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatKurma
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code241107

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Phatu Chak from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)32 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)32 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Phatu Chak?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Phatu Chak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Banka
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dhoraiya
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Phatu Chak known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 157 hectares of village land is sown, and 157 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Phatu Chak

Of every 100 households in Phatu Chak in 2011, 48 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Phatu Chak · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****48%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****69%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****39%**

**27%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****43%**

**32%

Television ****7%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****21%**

**34%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Phatu Chak?

■ Phatu Chak · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.4%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****871**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**943

Working population ****27.8%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 64.8% for men and 46.6% for women. 49% of men and 3% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 131 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 280 (50%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 33 (6%) · **■** Marginal 115 (20%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Dhuraiya

- Rabidih2,154 people
- Patwa2,124 people
- Laugain2,107 people
- Bhalui2,042 people
- Dudhsimar2,028 people
- Sasan1,997 people
- Gungdauri1,963 people
- Lahoria1,917 people

[All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Phatu Chak from Banka?32 km by road
- What is the population of Phatu Chak?2,036 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Phatu Chak in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Phatu Chak?56.4% (Census 2011)