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

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Village · Simri, Buxar 

# Chakani

Chakani is a village in Simri sub-district of Buxar district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **2,340 people in 369 households**, the 28th largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.3%.

- 2,340people (2011)
- 369households
- 62.7%literacy
- 860females per 1,000 males

## Chakani PIN code and other codes

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

- Gram panchayatKazipur
- Community development blockSimri
- Census village code247894

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?

- Simri (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Buxar (district HQ)22 km by road
- Dumraon (nearest town)8 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?

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

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kathar
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Dumri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Buxar
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 81% of the 86 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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, 12 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 5 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Chakani · ■ Simri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****12%**

**13%

Toilet within the home ****19%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****81%**

**77%

Tap water ****1%**

**5%

Drinking water within premises ****76%**

**76%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**8%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**91%

Use banking services ****64%**

**62%

Television ****10%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****5%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

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

**16%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Chakani?

■ Chakani · ■ Simri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**68.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****860**

**909

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1009**

**921

Working population ****31.9%**

**31.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.4% for men and 51.0% for women. 45% of men and 16% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 109 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 110 (15%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 52 (7%) · **■** Marginal 469 (63%)

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 Simri

- Parari2,749 people
- Durasan2,511 people
- Gayaghat2,468 people
- Rajpur Kalan2,389 people
- Dia Parmeswar2,302 people
- Arjunpur2,257 people
- Makundpur2,110 people
- Mahrauli2,009 people

[All 156 villages in Simri](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/buxar/simri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Chakani from Buxar?22 km by road
- What is the population of Chakani?2,340 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Chakani in?Buxar district (Simri sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Chakani?62.7% (Census 2011)