Village · Jagdishpur, Bhagalpur
# Chamelichak

Chamelichak is a village in Jagdishpur sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted 2,744 people in 459 households, the 15th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 62.3%.
- 2,744 people (2011)
- 459 households
- 66.8% literacy
- 953 females per 1,000 males

## Chamelichak PIN code and other codes

Chamelichak falls in Jagdishpur sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.
- Gram panchayat Imampur
- Community development block Jagdishpur
- Census village code 240049

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

## How far is Chamelichak from nearby towns?
- Jagdishpur (sub-district HQ) 2 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ) 10 km by road
- Bhagalpur (nearest town) 10 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Chamelichak?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Chamelichak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ● National highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Mandi / regular market In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Bhagalpur
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Bhagalpur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Bhagalpur
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Ration (PDS) shop under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 8 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 Chamelichak

Of every 100 households in Chamelichak in 2011, 68 had electricity, 83 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Chamelichak · ■ Jagdishpur rural average
- Electricity for lighting 68% 38%
- Toilet within the home 83% 34%
- No toilet (open defecation) 17% 63%
- Tap water 4% 5%
- Drinking water within premises 89% 35%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 26% 8%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 32% 75%
- Use banking services 57% 45%
- Television 37% 17%
- Mobile phone 74% 50%
- Computer with internet 4% 1%
- Two-wheeler 12% 7%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 1%
- None of these assets 12% 32%
- Own their home 95% 96%

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

## What is the population of Chamelichak?

■ Chamelichak · ■ Jagdishpur rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 66.8% 62.3%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 953 892
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1036 968
- Working population 25.4% 30.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.6% for men and 64.9% for women. 44% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 56 (8%) · ■ Farm labourers 3 (0%) · ■ Household industry 102 (15%) · ■ Other work 365 (52%) · ■ Marginal 171 (25%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Jagdishpur
- Tadiha 3,138 people
- Naraenpur Kola 3,014 people
- Sonhauli 2,956 people
- Salempur 2,778 people
- Saino 2,639 people
- Khiriband 2,389 people
- Angari Buzurg 2,380 people
- Kankaithi 2,350 people

All 165 villages in Jagdishpur

## Quick answers
- How far is Chamelichak from Bhagalpur? 10 km by road
- What is the population of Chamelichak? 2,744 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chamelichak in? Bhagalpur district (Jagdishpur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chamelichak? 66.8% (Census 2011)

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