# Arak Village, Chakki, Buxar (Bihar) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Chakki, Buxar 

# Arak

Arak is a village in Chakki sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar, PIN code **802111**. The 2011 Census counted **6,147 people in 927 households**, the 2nd largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.8%.

- 6,147people (2011)
- 927households
- 77.8%literacy
- 802111PIN code

## Arak PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Arak is 802111.** Arak falls in Chakki sub-district, Buxar district, Bihar.

- PIN code802111
- Gram panchayatArak
- Community development blockChakki
- Census village code247946

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

## How far is Arak from nearby towns?

- Chakki (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)35 km by road
- Dumraon (nearest town)15 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 Arak?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Arak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ATMIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kathar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Dumri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)4 h summer · 5 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 Arak known for?

About 74% of the 278 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 Arak

Of every 100 households in Arak in 2011, 14 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Arak · ■ Chakki rural average

Electricity for lighting ****14%**

**7%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**83%

Tap water ****4%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****75%**

**67%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**96%

Use banking services ****71%**

**65%

Television ****21%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****79%**

**72%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**12%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Arak?

■ Arak · ■ Chakki rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**67.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922**

**937

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****910**

**960

Working population ****19.9%**

**23.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 87.6% for men and 67.2% for women. 34% of men and 5% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 399 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 326 (27%) · **■** Household industry 44 (4%) · **■** Other work 163 (13%) · **■** Marginal 289 (24%)

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 Chakki

- Charkhi18,167 people
- Jawahir Diara5,836 people
- Chanda2,946 people
- Parsia2,692 people
- Bhariar2,660 people

[All 18 villages in Chakki](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/chakki/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Arak?802111
- How far is Arak from Buxar?35 km by road
- What is the population of Arak?6,147 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Arak in?Buxar district (Chakki sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Arak?77.8% (Census 2011)