Village · Bachhwara, Begusarai
# Bhikhan Chak

Bhikhan Chak is a village in Bachhwara sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar, PIN code 851111. The 2011 Census counted 159 people in 31 households, the 52nd largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 60.5%.
- 159 people (2011)
- 31 households
- 65.9% literacy
- 851111 PIN code

## Bhikhan Chak PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Bhikhan Chak is 851111. Bhikhan Chak falls in Bachhwara sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar.
- PIN code 851111
- Gram panchayat Bhikhamchak
- Community development block Bachhwara
- Census village code 237844

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Bhikhan Chak from nearby towns?
- Bachhwara (sub-district HQ) 4 km by road
- Begusarai (district HQ) 38 km by road
- Dalsinghsarai (nearest town) 15 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Bhikhan Chak?

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

### In the village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school 5–10 km · Jahanpur
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Dalsinghsarai
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Dalsinghsarai
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Begusarai
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 10+ km
- ○ Public library 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Bhikhan Chak known for?

About 100% of the 1 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Bhikhan Chak

Of every 100 households in Bhikhan Chak in 2011, 0 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Bhikhan Chak · ■ Bachhwara rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 12%
- Toilet within the home 16% 23%
- No toilet (open defecation) 84% 76%
- Tap water 0% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 16% 42%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 94%
- Use banking services 26% 41%
- Television 10% 10%
- Mobile phone 64% 52%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 0% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 3%
- None of these assets 26% 28%
- Own their home 100% 98%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Bhikhan Chak?

■ Bhikhan Chak · ■ Bachhwara rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 65.9% 60.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 871 898
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 571 921
- Working population 47.2% 34.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.1% for men and 53.2% for women. 51% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 6 (8%) · ■ Marginal 68 (91%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Bachhwara
- Ranitol 222 people
- Gurchakia 181 people
- Dargahpur 170 people
- Hadipur 170 people
- Khairpur Sarai 146 people
- Ratullahpur 135 people
- Rambhipur 53 people
- Rambhimpur 30 people

All 91 villages in Bachhwara

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Bhikhan Chak? 851111
- How far is Bhikhan Chak from Begusarai? 38 km by road
- What is the population of Bhikhan Chak? 159 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Bhikhan Chak in? Begusarai district (Bachhwara sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Bhikhan Chak? 65.9% (Census 2011)

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