# Safia Chak Village, Rajaun, Banka (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Rajaun, Banka 

# Safia Chak

Safia Chak is a village in Rajaun sub-district of Banka district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **1,007 people in 197 households**, the 77th largest of 166 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.

- 1,007people (2011)
- 197households
- 66.4%literacy
- 948females per 1,000 males

## Safia Chak PIN code and other codes

Safia Chak falls in Rajaun sub-district, Banka district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatRajaun
- Community development blockRajaun
- Census village code240894

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

## How far is Safia Chak from nearby towns?

- Rajaun (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Banka (district HQ)22 km by road
- Banka (nearest town)22 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 Safia Chak?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kathbangaow
- ○Degree college10+ km · Banka
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)1 h summer · 1 h winter

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 Safia Chak known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. Products made here include terracota pot. About 92% of the 102 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Safia Chak

Of every 100 households in Safia Chak in 2011, 74 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Safia Chak · ■ Rajaun rural average

Electricity for lighting ****74%**

**36%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**85%

Tap water ****0%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****56%**

**42%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**3%

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

**92%

Use banking services ****48%**

**41%

Television ****11%**

**10%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**6%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**35%

Own their home ****86%**

**98%

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 Safia Chak?

■ Safia Chak · ■ Rajaun rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.4%**

**62.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****948**

**907

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****836**

**948

Working population ****34.7%**

**37.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.1% for men and 55.5% for women. 45% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 51 (15%) · **■** Household industry 20 (6%) · **■** Other work 114 (33%) · **■** Marginal 129 (37%)

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 Rajaun

- Anandpur1,070 people
- Mahadeopur1,062 people
- Dharma Chak1,048 people
- Bishunpur1,030 people
- Abda Chak991 people
- Kishunpur990 people
- Rupsa984 people
- Biddu Dauna977 people

[All 207 villages in Rajaun](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/banka/rajaun/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Safia Chak from Banka?22 km by road
- What is the population of Safia Chak?1,007 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Safia Chak in?Banka district (Rajaun sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Safia Chak?66.4% (Census 2011)