Village · Keotiranway, Darbhanga
# Kaem Chak

Kaem Chak is a village in Keotiranway sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar, PIN code 847306. The 2011 Census counted 2,646 people in 547 households, the 33rd largest of 96 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 43.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 54.5%.
- 2,646 people (2011)
- 547 households
- 43.9% literacy
- 847306 PIN code

## Kaem Chak PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kaem Chak is 847306. Kaem Chak falls in Keotiranway sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar.
- PIN code 847306
- Gram panchayat Majhigama
- Community development block Keotiranway
- Census village code 226901

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

## How far is Kaem Chak from nearby towns?
- Keotiranway (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road
- Darbhanga (district HQ) 22 km by road
- Darbhanga (nearest town) 22 km by road

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

## What facilities are there in Kaem Chak?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Kaem Chak; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Darbhanga
- ○ Primary health centre 10+ km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary 10+ km
- ○ Post office 5–10 km
- ○ Public bus service 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station under 5 km
- ○ ATM under 5 km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water covered wells, hand pumps, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 4 h summer · 4 h winter

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

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kaem Chak known for?

The main crops are paddy. About 84% of the 140 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 hectares are irrigated.

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

## Homes and amenities in Kaem Chak

Of every 100 households in Kaem Chak in 2011, 4 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kaem Chak · ■ Keotiranway rural average
- Electricity for lighting 4% 21%
- Toilet within the home 8% 27%
- No toilet (open defecation) 91% 71%
- Tap water 0% 2%
- Drinking water within premises 9% 40%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 1% 4%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 98% 91%
- Use banking services 47% 34%
- Television 2% 8%
- Mobile phone 33% 50%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 4% 5%
- Car / jeep / van 0% 1%
- None of these assets 28% 32%
- Own their home 100% 98%

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

## What is the population of Kaem Chak?

■ Kaem Chak · ■ Keotiranway rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 43.9% 54.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 858 905
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 956 929
- Working population 27.6% 28.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 56.0% for men and 29.4% for women. 46% of men and 6% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 183 (25%) · ■ Farm labourers 206 (28%) · ■ Household industry 19 (3%) · ■ Other work 148 (20%) · ■ Marginal 173 (24%)

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

## Other villages of similar size in Keotiranway
- Bazidpur 3,363 people
- Chhachha 3,089 people
- Bishunpur 2,771 people
- Andama 2,714 people
- Koilathan 2,336 people
- Chakka 2,283 people
- Para 2,194 people
- Dome 2,187 people

All 110 villages in Keotiranway

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kaem Chak? 847306
- How far is Kaem Chak from Darbhanga? 22 km by road
- What is the population of Kaem Chak? 2,646 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kaem Chak in? Darbhanga district (Keotiranway sub-district), Bihar
- What is the literacy rate of Kaem Chak? 43.9% (Census 2011)

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