# Saleh Chak Village, Balia, Begusarai (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Balia, Begusarai 

# Saleh Chak

Saleh Chak is a village in Balia sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **5,687 people in 1,057 households**, the 6th largest of 45 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%.

- 5,687people (2011)
- 1,057households
- 53.9%literacy
- 868females per 1,000 males

## Saleh Chak PIN code and other codes

Saleh Chak falls in Balia sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatSaleh Chak
- Community development blockBalia
- Census village code238321

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

## How far is Saleh Chak from nearby towns?

- Balia (sub-district HQ)2 km by road
- Begusarai (district HQ)20 km by road
- Balia (nearest town)2 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 Saleh Chak?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Begusarai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Begusarai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Begusarai
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)3 h summer · 2 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 Saleh Chak known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 68% of the 28 hectares of village land is sown, and 17 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 Saleh Chak

Of every 100 households in Saleh Chak in 2011, 26 had electricity, 45 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Saleh Chak · ■ Balia rural average

Electricity for lighting ****26%**

**12%

Toilet within the home ****45%**

**30%

No toilet (open defecation) ****54%**

**69%

Tap water ****14%**

**2%

Drinking water within premises ****62%**

**57%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**5%

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

**94%

Use banking services ****30%**

**39%

Television ****10%**

**8%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**6%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****28%**

**26%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Saleh Chak?

■ Saleh Chak · ■ Balia rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.9%**

**63.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****868**

**875

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892**

**912

Working population ****28.4%**

**30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 61.2% for men and 45.3% for women. 43% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 75 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 776 (48%) · **■** Household industry 21 (1%) · **■** Other work 210 (13%) · **■** Marginal 532 (33%)

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 Balia

- Bhagwatpur10,786 people
- Paharpur8,790 people
- Pokharia8,550 people
- Mansurpur6,253 people
- Nurjamanpur4,568 people
- Bariarpur4,208 people
- Sadanandpur3,986 people
- Rahatpur3,918 people

[All 107 villages in Balia](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/begusarai/balia/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Saleh Chak from Begusarai?20 km by road
- What is the population of Saleh Chak?5,687 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Saleh Chak in?Begusarai district (Balia sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Saleh Chak?53.9% (Census 2011)