# Hamzachak Village, Sonhaula, Bhagalpur (Bihar) – PIN Code

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Village · Sonhaula, Bhagalpur 

# Hamzachak

Hamzachak is a village in Sonhaula sub-district of Bhagalpur district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,003 people in 353 households**, the 27th largest of 137 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 54.9%.

- 2,003people (2011)
- 353households
- 53.7%literacy
- 920females per 1,000 males

## Hamzachak PIN code and other codes

Hamzachak falls in Sonhaula sub-district, Bhagalpur district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatBarinaki
- Community development blockSonhaula
- Census village code240298

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

## How far is Hamzachak from nearby towns?

- Sonhaula (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Bhagalpur (district HQ)42 km by road
- Colgong (nearest town)25 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 Hamzachak?

1 services counted by the Census are inside Hamzachak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Anganwadi centreIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary school5–10 km · Baisa
- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Sonhaula
- ○Degree college10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhagalpur
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps

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 Hamzachak known for?

About 40% of the 141 hectares of village land is sown.

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

## Homes and amenities in Hamzachak

Of every 100 households in Hamzachak in 2011, 64 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Hamzachak · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Electricity for lighting ****64%**

**26%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**84%

Tap water ****3%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****12%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**85%

Use banking services ****75%**

**44%

Television ****6%**

**11%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**53%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**5%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****17%**

**31%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Hamzachak?

■ Hamzachak · ■ Sonhaula rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.7%**

**54.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****920**

**900

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944**

**944

Working population ****48.8%**

**40.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 66.6% for men and 39.6% for women. 51% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 32 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 109 (11%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 20 (2%) · **■** Marginal 808 (83%)

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 Sonhaula

- Barki Naki2,190 people
- Nathuchak2,140 people
- Sahupara2,064 people
- Karharia2,059 people
- Seori1,977 people
- Palwa1,931 people
- Mahiawan1,930 people
- Khiridanr1,911 people

[All 177 villages in Sonhaula](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/bhagalpur/sonhaula/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Hamzachak from Bhagalpur?42 km by road
- What is the population of Hamzachak?2,003 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Hamzachak in?Bhagalpur district (Sonhaula sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Hamzachak?53.7% (Census 2011)