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

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Village · Dhuraiya, Banka 

# Sufi Chak

Sufi Chak is a village in Dhuraiya sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **59 people in 10 households**, the 171st largest of 181 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 28.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 58.2%.

- 59people (2011)
- 10households
- 28.6%literacy
- 903females per 1,000 males

## Sufi Chak PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatMakaita-Babura
- Community development blockDhuraiya
- Census village code241043

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

## How far is Sufi Chak from nearby towns?

- Dhuraiya (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)42 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)42 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 Sufi Chak?

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

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Arsanda
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Khawa
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertube wells / boreholes

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 Sufi Chak known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 100% of the 49 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Sufi Chak

Of every 100 households in Sufi Chak in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sufi Chak · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**20%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**91%

Tap water ****0%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**27%

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

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**91%

Use banking services ****0%**

**32%

Television ****0%**

**6%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**45%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****20%**

**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 Sufi Chak?

■ Sufi Chak · ■ Dhuraiya rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****28.6%**

**58.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****903**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1125**

**943

Working population ****47.5%**

**40.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 39.1% for men and 15.8% for women. 48% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Farm labourers 14 (50%) · **■** Marginal 14 (50%)

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

- Laruli Chak69 people
- Majhgain69 people
- Sijhat67 people
- Salkhan Chak65 people
- Lalsaia45 people
- Kuarmahas44 people
- Dilawar Chak39 people
- Hanua Chak29 people

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

## Quick answers

- How far is Sufi Chak from Banka?42 km by road
- What is the population of Sufi Chak?59 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sufi Chak in?Banka district (Dhuraiya sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Sufi Chak?28.6% (Census 2011)