Village · Barauni, Begusarai
# Kari Chak

Kari Chak is a village in Barauni sub-district of Begusarai district, Bihar, PIN code 851131. The 2011 Census counted 1,413 people in 240 households, the 31st largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.1%.
- 1,413 people (2011)
- 240 households
- 52.3% literacy
- 851131 PIN code

## Kari Chak PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kari Chak is 851131. Kari Chak falls in Barauni sub-district, Begusarai district, Bihar.
- PIN code 851131
- Gram panchayat Babhanganwan
- Community development block Barauni
- Census village code 237968

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

## How far is Kari Chak from nearby towns?
- Barauni (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Begusarai (district HQ) 6 km by road
- Begusarai (nearest town) 6 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kari Chak?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 3 private
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Primary school under 5 km · Bagwara
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Begusarai
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Begusarai
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Begusarai
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 5 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## Homes and amenities in Kari Chak

Of every 100 households in Kari Chak in 2011, 12 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kari Chak · ■ Barauni rural average
- Electricity for lighting 12% 40%
- Toilet within the home 38% 39%
- No toilet (open defecation) 62% 57%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 70% 58%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 3% 8%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 97% 85%
- Use banking services 10% 46%
- Television 2% 16%
- Mobile phone 32% 54%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 4% 8%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 2%
- None of these assets 54% 24%
- Own their home 98% 97%

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

## What is the population of Kari Chak?

■ Kari Chak · ■ Barauni rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 52.3% 65.1%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 876 889
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 971 927
- Working population 22.9% 27.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 54.1% for men and 50.2% for women. 41% of men and 2% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 10 (3%) · ■ Farm labourers 28 (9%) · ■ Household industry 8 (2%) · ■ Other work 157 (48%) · ■ Marginal 121 (37%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Barauni
- Mirzapur Chand 2,385 people
- Ladaura 1,626 people
- Zamira 1,608 people
- Ibrahimpur 1,456 people
- Bakhatpur 1,380 people
- Makardahi 1,311 people
- Rupaspur 1,123 people
- Sabaura 1,110 people

All 86 villages in Barauni

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kari Chak? 851131
- How far is Kari Chak from Begusarai? 6 km by road
- What is the population of Kari Chak? 1,413 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kari Chak in? Begusarai district (Barauni sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kari Chak? 52.3% (Census 2011)

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