# Chakani Village, Barhampur, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Barhampur, Buxar 

# Chakani

Chakani is a village in Barhampur sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **963 people in 133 households**, the 45th largest of 65 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.0%.

- 963people (2011)
- 133households
- 74.8%literacy
- 848females per 1,000 males

## Chakani PIN code and other codes

Chakani falls in Barhampur sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- Gram panchayatHarnathpur, Mahuar
- Community development blockBarhampur
- Census village code247990

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

## How far is Chakani from nearby towns?

- Barhampur (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)40 km by road
- Dumraon (nearest town)22 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 Chakani?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Chakani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Parnahi
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kathar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dumri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes

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 Chakani known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 45% of the 314 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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 Chakani

Of every 100 households in Chakani in 2011, 0 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Chakani · ■ Barhampur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****0%**

**8%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**22%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**77%

Tap water ****6%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****64%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**89%

Use banking services ****59%**

**60%

Television ****13%**

**15%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**69%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****8%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****23%**

**17%

Own their home ****100%**

**99%

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 Chakani?

■ Chakani · ■ Barhampur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.8%**

**67.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****848**

**922

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**930

Working population ****34.7%**

**33.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 60.6% for women. 55% of men and 10% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 5 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 35 (10%) · **■** Household industry 51 (15%) · **■** Other work 81 (24%) · **■** Marginal 162 (49%)

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 Barhampur

- Bharkhar1,242 people
- Kodai1,239 people
- Piprarh1,009 people
- Ramdiha990 people
- Kapurpur947 people
- Akorhi938 people
- Dhan Chhapra809 people
- Chaube Chak785 people

[All 104 villages in Barhampur](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/barhampur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chakani from Buxar?40 km by road
- What is the population of Chakani?963 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakani in?Buxar district (Barhampur sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chakani?74.8% (Census 2011)