# Sain Chak Village, Dhuraiya, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/sain-chak/ Village · Dhuraiya, Banka # Sain Chak Sain Chak is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,649 people in 528 households**, the 21st largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%. - 2,649people (2011) - 528households - 57.8%literacy - 911females per 1,000 males ## Sain Chak PIN code and other codes Sain Chak falls in Dhuraiya sub-district, Banka district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatSainchak - Community development blockDhuraiya - Census village code240971 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sain Chak from nearby towns? - Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Banka (district HQ)40 km by road - Banka (nearest town)40 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 Sain Chak? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Sain Chak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 college10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes 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 Sain Chak known for? The main crops are **paddy, wheat and maize**. About 89% of the 286 hectares of village land is sown, and 254 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 Sain Chak Of every 100 households in Sain Chak in 2011, 4 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 14 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Sain Chak · ■ Dhuraiya rural average Electricity for lighting ****4%** **20% Toilet within the home ****3%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **91% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **1% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **91% Use banking services ****10%** **32% Television ****1%** **6% Mobile phone ****14%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****74%** **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 Sain Chak? ■ Sain Chak · ■ Dhuraiya rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.8%** **58.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****911** **909 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1065** **943 Working population ****40.5%** **40.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 71.3% for men and 42.5% for women. 49% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 101 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 118 (11%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 19 (2%) · **■** Marginal 831 (77%) 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 - Kusmi3,142 people - Dhupsanda2,959 people - Beldiha2,836 people - Rangaon Buzurg2,787 people - Jakha2,637 people - Mahua Kachrati2,624 people - Motanga2,567 people - Gachia2,505 people [All 222 villages in Dhuraiya](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/dhuraiya/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Sain Chak from Banka?40 km by road - What is the population of Sain Chak?2,649 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sain Chak in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Sain Chak?57.8% (Census 2011)