# Chak Basawan Village, Manigachhi, Darbhanga (Bihar) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/manigachhi/chak-basawan/ Village · Manigachhi, Darbhanga # Chak Basawan Chak Basawan is a village in Manigachhi sub-district of Darbhanga district, Bihar. The 2011 Census counted **3,511 people in 601 households**, the 21st largest of 42 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 57.9%. - 3,511people (2011) - 601households - 57.5%literacy - 890females per 1,000 males ## Chak Basawan PIN code and other codes Chak Basawan falls in Manigachhi sub-district, Darbhanga district, Bihar. - Gram panchayatBhandarisam - Community development blockManigachhi - Census village code227135 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chak Basawan from nearby towns? - Manigachhi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Darbhanga (district HQ)30 km by road - Jhanjharpur (nearest town)10 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 Chak Basawan? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Chak Basawan; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Degree college10+ km · Darbhanga - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Darbhanga - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking waterhand pumps and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 15 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 Chak Basawan known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 92% of the 178 hectares of village land is sown, and 147 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 Chak Basawan Of every 100 households in Chak Basawan in 2011, 43 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Chak Basawan · ■ Manigachhi rural average Electricity for lighting ****43%** **23% Toilet within the home ****9%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **72% Tap water ****1%** **3% Drinking water within premises ****44%** **43% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **5% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **91% Use banking services ****51%** **45% Television ****19%** **11% Mobile phone ****75%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****12%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****14%** **24% Own their home ****99%** **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 Chak Basawan? ■ Chak Basawan · ■ Manigachhi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.5%** **57.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****890** **925 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867** **944 Working population ****43.2%** **30.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.9% for men and 43.6% for women. 50% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 277 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 266 (18%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 110 (7%) · **■** Marginal 860 (57%) 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 Manigachhi - Jatuka5,309 people - Pandaul4,177 people - Barhampura4,099 people - Barhampur3,730 people - Paik Tola3,470 people - Kanakpur3,307 people - Bhatpura2,976 people - Kotma2,888 people [All 47 villages in Manigachhi](https://wherepedia.org/india/bihar/darbhanga/manigachhi/villages/) ## Quick answers - How far is Chak Basawan from Darbhanga?30 km by road - What is the population of Chak Basawan?3,511 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chak Basawan in?Darbhanga district (Manigachhi sub-district), Bihar - What is the literacy rate of Chak Basawan?57.5% (Census 2011)