Village · Bakhri, Begusarai
# Chak Banwar

Chak Banwar is a village in Bakhri sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 410 people in 92 households, the 47th largest of 51 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 29.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 55.9%.
- 410 people (2011)
- 92 households
- 29.1% literacy
- 1,060 females per 1,000 males

## Chak Banwar PIN code and other codes

Chak Banwar falls in Bakhri sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Parihara
- Community development block Bakhri
- Census village code 238232

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

## How far is Chak Banwar from nearby towns?
- Bakhri (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road
- Begusarai (district HQ) 35 km by road
- Bakhri (nearest town) 2 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Chak Banwar?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Chak Banwar; 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 · Suga
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Bakhri
- ○ Degree college under 5 km · Bakhri
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Begusarai
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital under 5 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 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 Chak Banwar known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 100% of the 20 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Chak Banwar

Of every 100 households in Chak Banwar in 2011, 0 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Chak Banwar · ■ Bakhri rural average
- Electricity for lighting 0% 4%
- Toilet within the home 0% 17%
- No toilet (open defecation) 100% 82%
- Tap water 0% 3%
- Drinking water within premises 0% 40%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 0% 2%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 100% 97%
- Use banking services 0% 29%
- Television 0% 4%
- Mobile phone 30% 43%
- Computer with internet 0% 0%
- Two-wheeler 0% 3%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 70% 37%
- Own their home 100% 99%

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

## What is the population of Chak Banwar?

■ Chak Banwar · ■ Bakhri rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 29.1% 55.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1060 913
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1129 946
- Working population 47.8% 35.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 36.3% for men and 22.2% for women. 50% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Farm labourers 97 (49%) · ■ Household industry 2 (1%) · ■ Other work 1 (1%) · ■ Marginal 96 (49%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Bakhri
- Karkauli 487 people
- Mirkalanpur 457 people
- Bairwa 418 people
- Bhawanipur 414 people
- Madanpur 391 people
- Khajuria 279 people
- Burhwan 125 people
- Dulah Chak 111 people

All 56 villages in Bakhri

## Quick answers
- How far is Chak Banwar from Begusarai? 35 km by road
- What is the population of Chak Banwar? 410 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chak Banwar in? Begusarai district (Bakhri sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chak Banwar? 29.1% (Census 2011)

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